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2. Hamilton equations
The equations of motion, as we have seen for the Lagrange equations 1 , are second-order differential equations. They can be reduced to first order.
The differential equation x " + ω
2
x = 0 can be replaced by the first-order differential system :
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Hamilton equations
Variational form. Hamilton's principle
