Kamiltonian en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkæmɪlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌkæmɪlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ (General-American)
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""
Meanings
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(qualifier:Hamiltonian mechanics) A 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| Kamiltonians | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
wikipedia: Classical Mechanics (Goldstein book) · wikipedia: Herbert Goldstein