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In theoretical physics, relativistic Hamiltonian mechanics is Hamiltonian mechanics applied in the context of special relativity and general relativity.

• Relativistic Lagrangian mechanics
• Relativistic mechanics
• Hamiltonian field theory
• Fundamental lemma of the calculus of variations
• Canonical coordinates
• Functional derivative
• Generalized coordinates
• Hamiltonian mechanics
• Hamiltonian optics
• Non-autonomous mechanics
• Restricted three-body problem
• Plateau's problem

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