Why do we use the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian instead of other related functions?












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There are 4 main functions in mechanics. $L(q,dot{q},t)$, $H(p,q,t)$, $K(dot{p},dot{q},t)$, $G(p,dot{p},t)$. First two are Lagrangian and Hamiltonian. Second two are some kind of analogical to first two, but we don't use them. Every where they write that using them can cause problems. But why?






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    Hm, my question is different, I want to know, why is L and H and more preferable for us, while solving tasks
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There are 4 main functions in mechanics. $L(q,dot{q},t)$, $H(p,q,t)$, $K(dot{p},dot{q},t)$, $G(p,dot{p},t)$. First two are Lagrangian and Hamiltonian. Second two are some kind of analogical to first two, but we don't use them. Every where they write that using them can cause problems. But why?






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    Hm, my question is different, I want to know, why is L and H and more preferable for us, while solving tasks
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    8 hours ago










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    See point 3 in Qmechanic's answer.
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    What are $G$ and $K$?
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There are 4 main functions in mechanics. $L(q,dot{q},t)$, $H(p,q,t)$, $K(dot{p},dot{q},t)$, $G(p,dot{p},t)$. First two are Lagrangian and Hamiltonian. Second two are some kind of analogical to first two, but we don't use them. Every where they write that using them can cause problems. But why?






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There are 4 main functions in mechanics. $L(q,dot{q},t)$, $H(p,q,t)$, $K(dot{p},dot{q},t)$, $G(p,dot{p},t)$. First two are Lagrangian and Hamiltonian. Second two are some kind of analogical to first two, but we don't use them. Every where they write that using them can cause problems. But why?






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    You may find useful to have a look at this related question and answers: physics.stackexchange.com/q/415775
    $endgroup$
    – GiorgioP
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  • $begingroup$
    Hm, my question is different, I want to know, why is L and H and more preferable for us, while solving tasks
    $endgroup$
    – Semen Yurchenko
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    See point 3 in Qmechanic's answer.
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    – GiorgioP
    8 hours ago






  • 1




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    What are $G$ and $K$?
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    – DanielSank
    6 hours ago














  • 1




    $begingroup$
    You may find useful to have a look at this related question and answers: physics.stackexchange.com/q/415775
    $endgroup$
    – GiorgioP
    9 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    Hm, my question is different, I want to know, why is L and H and more preferable for us, while solving tasks
    $endgroup$
    – Semen Yurchenko
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    See point 3 in Qmechanic's answer.
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    – GiorgioP
    8 hours ago






  • 1




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    What are $G$ and $K$?
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    – DanielSank
    6 hours ago








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You may find useful to have a look at this related question and answers: physics.stackexchange.com/q/415775
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You may find useful to have a look at this related question and answers: physics.stackexchange.com/q/415775
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Hm, my question is different, I want to know, why is L and H and more preferable for us, while solving tasks
$endgroup$
– Semen Yurchenko
8 hours ago




$begingroup$
Hm, my question is different, I want to know, why is L and H and more preferable for us, while solving tasks
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8 hours ago












$begingroup$
See point 3 in Qmechanic's answer.
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$begingroup$
See point 3 in Qmechanic's answer.
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8 hours ago




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What are $G$ and $K$?
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Here is one argument:




  1. Starting from Newton's 2nd law, the Lagrangian $L(q,v,t)$ is just one step away.


  2. A Legendre transformation $vleftrightarrow p$ to the Hamiltonian $H(q,p,t)$ is well-defined for a wide class of systems because there is typically a bijective relation between velocity $v$ and momentum $p$.


  3. On the other hand, there is seldomly a bijective relation between position $q$ and force $f$ (although Hooke's law is a notable exception). Therefore the Legendre transforms $K(f,v,t)$ and $G(f,p,t)$ are often ill-defined.







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Here is one argument:




  1. Starting from Newton's 2nd law, the Lagrangian $L(q,v,t)$ is just one step away.


  2. A Legendre transformation $vleftrightarrow p$ to the Hamiltonian $H(q,p,t)$ is well-defined for a wide class of systems because there is typically a bijective relation between velocity $v$ and momentum $p$.


  3. On the other hand, there is seldomly a bijective relation between position $q$ and force $f$ (although Hooke's law is a notable exception). Therefore the Legendre transforms $K(f,v,t)$ and $G(f,p,t)$ are often ill-defined.







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Here is one argument:




  1. Starting from Newton's 2nd law, the Lagrangian $L(q,v,t)$ is just one step away.


  2. A Legendre transformation $vleftrightarrow p$ to the Hamiltonian $H(q,p,t)$ is well-defined for a wide class of systems because there is typically a bijective relation between velocity $v$ and momentum $p$.


  3. On the other hand, there is seldomly a bijective relation between position $q$ and force $f$ (although Hooke's law is a notable exception). Therefore the Legendre transforms $K(f,v,t)$ and $G(f,p,t)$ are often ill-defined.







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Here is one argument:




  1. Starting from Newton's 2nd law, the Lagrangian $L(q,v,t)$ is just one step away.


  2. A Legendre transformation $vleftrightarrow p$ to the Hamiltonian $H(q,p,t)$ is well-defined for a wide class of systems because there is typically a bijective relation between velocity $v$ and momentum $p$.


  3. On the other hand, there is seldomly a bijective relation between position $q$ and force $f$ (although Hooke's law is a notable exception). Therefore the Legendre transforms $K(f,v,t)$ and $G(f,p,t)$ are often ill-defined.







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Here is one argument:




  1. Starting from Newton's 2nd law, the Lagrangian $L(q,v,t)$ is just one step away.


  2. A Legendre transformation $vleftrightarrow p$ to the Hamiltonian $H(q,p,t)$ is well-defined for a wide class of systems because there is typically a bijective relation between velocity $v$ and momentum $p$.


  3. On the other hand, there is seldomly a bijective relation between position $q$ and force $f$ (although Hooke's law is a notable exception). Therefore the Legendre transforms $K(f,v,t)$ and $G(f,p,t)$ are often ill-defined.








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