On the Solution of the Hamilton-Jacobi Equation by the Method of Separation of Variables

The method of separation of variables facilitates the integration of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation by reducing its solution to a series of quadratures in the separable coordinates. The case in which the metric tensor is diagonal in the separable coordinates, that is, orthogonal separability, is fu...

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Main Author: Bruce, Aaron
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Waterloo 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/1031