3.II.15C
(i) A point mass with position and momentum undergoes one-dimensional periodic motion. Define the action variable in terms of and . Prove that an orbit of energy has period
(ii) Such a system has Hamiltonian
where is a positive constant and during the motion. Sketch the orbits in phase space both for energies and . Show that the action variable is given in terms of the energy by
Hence show that for the period of the orbit is , where is the greatest value of the momentum during the orbit.
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