Hamilton-Jacobi equation

noun

A mathematical formulation of classical mechanics in which the motion of a particle can be represented as a wave.

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Meanings

nounHamilton-Jacobi equation (plural Hamilton-Jacobi equations)

plural Hamilton-Jacobi equations

  1. mathematicsA mathematical formulation of classical mechanics in which the motion of a particle can be represented as a wave.

Origin

Named after William Rowan Hamilton and Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi.

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