Kamiltonian

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UK/ˌkæmɪlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/US/ˌkæmɪlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

noun

A second Hamiltonian, denoted by K, resulting from the canonical transformation of a given Hamiltonian.

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Meanings

nounKamiltonian (plural Kamiltonians)

plural Kamiltonians

  1. Hamiltonian mechanicsnatural sciencesA second Hamiltonian, denoted by K, resulting from the canonical transformation of a given Hamiltonian.

    […]gives the transformed Hamiltonian (the Kamiltonian)[…]. However, it is clear that (2.108) are not the canonical equations corresponding to the Kamiltonian (2.111).

    2006, Henderson Douglas, Plaschko Peter, Stochastic Differential Equations In Science And Engineering, World Scientific Publishing, page 83

Origin

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""

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