"Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Foldy-Wouthuysen transformations [plural]
Etymology: Formulated by Leslie Lawrance Foldy and Siegfried Adolf Wouthuysen in 1949. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation}} Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation (plural Foldy-Wouthuysen transformations)
  1. (physics) A unitary transformation of the orthonormal basis in which both the Hamiltonian and the state are represented; it has applications in high-energy physics. Wikipedia link: Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation Categories (topical): Physics
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