Poisson brackets
For a 2D phase space; show that:$$\frac{ df }{ dt } = \left\{ f,H \right\}$$

I just proved that both would be zero, but apparently that isn't right. How do I use the derivative to get the poisson brackets?

Thankyou!

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Poisson brackets
For a 2D phase space; show that:$$\frac{ df }{ dt } = \left\{ f,H \right\}$$

I just proved that both would be zero, but apparently that isn't right. How do I use the derivative to get the poisson brackets?

Thankyou!

anonymous · Answer

what is the definition of the Poisson bracket they want you to use?