Let
L:Rn×Rn×R→R
denote the Lagrangian (it should be differentiable) of a classical system with n spatial coordinates. In the action
S[q]=∫t2t1L(q(t),q′(t),t)dt,
the first n slots are evaluates at a path q:R→Rn, the second n at q′ and the last one is for possible explicit time dependencies.
Are generalized momenta defined as functions of the generalized coordinates, i.e.
pj=∂L(x1,…,xn,v1,…,vn,t)∂vj,
or as associated with a curve q:R→Rn, i.e.
pj=∂L(q1,…,qn,v1,…,vn,t)∂vj|q=q(t), v=q′(t),
In the latter case it's a function of time only, and q is buried somewhere within it.
A question that is codependent with this might be: What is the type of the total derivative and the term ∂L∂qi in differential equation in q:R→Rn, which is usually expressed as
ddt∂L∂˙qi−∂L∂qi=0.
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