Paper 3 , Section I, D
The Lagrangian of a particle of mass and charge in an electromagnetic field takes the form
Explain the meaning of and , and how they are related to the electric and magnetic fields.
Obtain the canonical momentum and the Hamiltonian .
Suppose that the electric and magnetic fields have Cartesian components and , respectively, where and are positive constants. Explain why the Hamiltonian of the particle can be taken to be
State three independent integrals of motion in this case.
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