Relativistic addition of interactions in constraint Hamiltonian mechanics

The problem of constructing separable N-particle interactions for given two-body forces in the constraint Hamiltonian approach to relativistic classical mechanics is tackled in two different ways. A formal expression for the N-particle constraints is given in terms of a classical wave operator. An (independent) iterative scheme for these constraints is carried out. Explicit formulas for the three-particle interactions are written down, accurate up to second order in the two-body coupling constants and symmetric with respect to particle permutations.