Holstein-Primakoff transformation en · NOUN
Etymology
Developed in 1940 by Theodore Holstein and Henry Primakoff.
Meanings
- (qualifier:quantum mechanics) A mapping to the spin operators from boson creation and annihilation operators, effectively truncating their infinite-dimensional Fock space to finite-dimensional subspaces.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holstein-Primakoff transformations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |