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Wick rotation en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after Gian-Carlo Wick.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A method of finding a solution to a mathematical problem in Minkowski space from a solution to a related problem in Euclidean space by means of a transformation that substitutes an imaginary-number variable for a real-number variable.

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Wick rotations Number=Plur lexicographic

wikipedia: Gian-Carlo Wick