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If I have Hamiltonian's equations
\(q(t)=H-\frac{t^2}{2}\)
\(p(t)=-t\)
How would I show that the motion is periodic and find its period?
They do not look like equations, but like solutions (with unknown letter $H$). If $H=E$, then it is a motion like a rolling down from the top of inversed parabole from $x(0)=E$ to $x(t\to\infty)\to -\infty$.
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