Hamilton-Jacobi Equation [The Physics Travel Guide]

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 <blockquote>The Hamilton-Jacobi equation is essentially a dispersion relation for
 a complex wave. This is easy to see in the context of non-relativistic
-[[theories:quantum_theory:quantum_mechanics|quantum mechanics]]. If a quantum amplitude is expressed in the
+[[theories:quantum_mechanics:canonical|quantum mechanics]]. If a quantum amplitude is expressed in the
 form ψ = Rexp(iS/h¯), then the Hamilton-Jacobi equation relates
 p = ∂S/∂q to E = −∂S/∂t by the condition p2(q) = 2m(E −V).
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 ω = E/h¯ of the “matter wave” associated with the particle.<cite>chapter 2 in Sleeping Beauties in Theoretical Physics by Thanu Padmanabhan
 </cite></blockquote>
+----
+Take note that while the Hamilton equation for time-evolution is closely related to the Heisenberg equation in quantum mechanics, the Hamilton-Jacobi equation is closely connected to the [[equations:schroedinger_equation|Schrödinger equation]]. See, for example, Section 4.8.1 in [[http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/dynamics/four.pdf|Tong's lecture notes]].
 <tabbox Abstract>
-<note tip>
+We consider a manifold $Q$ and a Lagrangian $L \colon TQ\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$. Now, we define Hamilton's principal function
-The motto in this section is: //the higher the level of abstraction, the better//.
+\[
-</note>
+ W \colon Q\times\mathbb{R}\times Q\times\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R}
+\]
+by
+\[
+ W(q_0,t_0; q_1, t_1) = \inf_{q\in\Upsilon} S(q)
+\]
+where
+\[
+ \Upsilon=\bigl\{ q \colon [t_0,t_1]\rightarrow Q,\, q(t_0)=q_0,\text{ \& }q(t_1)=q_1 \bigr\}
+\]
+and
+\[
+ S(q) = \int_{t_0}^{t_1} L\Bigl(q(t),\dot{q}(t)\Bigr)\,dt .
+\]
+Here $W$ is the least action for some path from $(q_0,t_0)$ to $(q_1,t_1)$. We have
+\[
+ \frac{\partial}{\partial q_1^i}W(q_0,q_1) = (p_1)_i,
+\]
+where $p_1$ is the momentum of the particle going from $q_0$ to $q_1$, at time $t_1$, and
+$$  \frac{\partial W}{\partial q_0^i}= -(p_0)_i ,\qquad\text{(-momentum at time $t_0$)} $$
+$$ \frac{\partial W}{\partial t_1}= -H_1,\qquad\text{(-energy at time $t_1$)} $$
+$$ \frac{\partial W}{\partial t_0}= H_0,\qquad\text{(+energy at time $t_0$)}
+ $$
+Take note that $H_1=H_0$ since energy is conserved.  These last four equations are the Hamilton--Jacobi equations.

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