Helmholtz theorem (classical mechanics)
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The Helmholtz theorem of classical mechanics reads as follows:
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Let
be the Hamiltonian of a one-dimensional system, where
is the kinetic energy and
is a "U-shaped" potential energy profile which depends on a parameter .
Let denote the time average. Let
Then