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Hamilton’s Equations of Motion

The motion of a system is governed by two first-order differential equations:

First Equation

$$ \dot{q} = \frac{\partial H}{\partial p} $$

Second Equation

$$ \dot{p} = -\frac{\partial H}{\partial q} $$