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A rigorous setting for Dirac's generalized Hamiltonian dynamics in an infinite number of dimensions is presented. It is shown that the dynamical formulation of general relativity fits into this scheme.
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Christodoulou, D., Francaviglia, M. & Tulczyjew, W.M. General relativity as a generalized Hamiltonian system. Gen Relat Gravit 10, 567–579 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00757208
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