The Mathieu transformations make up a subgroup of

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s preserving the

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\sum_i p_i \delta q_i=\sum_i P_i \delta Q_i \,

The transformation is named after the French mathematician

Émile Léonard Mathieu Émile Léonard Mathieu (; 15 May 1835, in Metz – 19 October 1890, in Nancy) was a French mathematician. He is known for his work in group theory and mathematical physics. He has given his name to the Mathieu functions, Mathieu groups and Math ...

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In order to have this

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, there should exist at least one relation between

q_i

and

Q_i

only (without any

p_i,P_i

involved). :

\begin
\Omega_1(q_1,q_2,\ldots,q_n,Q_1,Q_2,\ldots Q_n) & =0 \\
& \  \  \vdots\\
\Omega_m(q_1,q_2,\ldots,q_n,Q_1,Q_2,\ldots Q_n) & =0
\end

where

1 < m \le n

. When

m=n

a Mathieu transformation becomes a Lagrange point transformation.

References

* * Mechanics Hamiltonian mechanics {{classicalmechanics-stub

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