"Kamiltonian" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Kamiltonians [plural]
Etymology: Blend of K + Hamiltonian; apparently popularised by a jocular comment in the textbook Classical Mechanics by Herbert Goldstein (first published 1950). "It has been remarked in a jocular vein that if H stands for the Hamiltonian, K must stand for the Kamiltonian! Of course K is every bit as much a Hamiltonian as H, but the designation is occasionally a convenient substitute for the longer term "transformed Hamiltonian"" Etymology templates: {{blend|en|K|Hamiltonian}} Blend of K + Hamiltonian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Kamiltonian (plural Kamiltonians)
  1. (physics, Hamiltonian mechanics) A second Hamiltonian, denoted by K, resulting from the canonical transformation of a given Hamiltonian. Wikipedia link: Classical Mechanics (Goldstein book), Herbert Goldstein Categories (topical): Physics

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