canonical formalism

noun

A formalism for a physical theory which is based upon the canonical equations of Hamiltonian dynamics.

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Meanings

nouncanonical formalism (plural canonical formalisms)

plural canonical formalisms

  1. mathematicsA formalism for a physical theory which is based upon the canonical equations of Hamiltonian dynamics.
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