To demonstrate whether a dynamical system can be Hamiltonian, you check a small set of strict mathematical conditions. Below is a clear, technical checklist, from fastest rejection to constructive proof. Start from the system form \[ \dot{x} = f(x), \qquad x \in \mathbb{R}^{2n}. \] The system is Hamiltonian if and only if it can be written as \[ \dot{x} = J \nabla H(x), \] where the canonical symplectic matrix is \[ \dot{x} = J \nabla H(x), \] where \[ J = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & I_n \\ - I_n & 0 \end{pmatrix} \] is the canonical symplectic matrix, and \( H(x) \) is a scalar Hamiltonian function. Necessary condition: zero divergence Hamiltonian flows preserve phase--space volume (Liouville's theorem): \[ \nabla \cdot f(x) = 0. \] If \( \nabla \cdot f(x) \neq 0 \), the system is not Hamiltonian. If \( \nabla \cdot f(x) = 0 \), Hamiltonian structure is possible. Example: damped pendulum \[ \dot q = \frac{p}{m\ell^2}, \qquad \dot...
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