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Dirac bracket and time dependent constraints

arXiv:2302.10966 · doi:10.3390/universe11070233

Abstract

We provide a simultaneous derivation of the Dirac bracket and of the equations of motion for second-class constrained systems when the constraints are time-dependent. The necessity of time-dependent gauge-fixing conditions is shown in the example of parameterized mechanics and is illustrated geometrically.

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