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Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A unitary transformation of the orthonormal basis in which both the Hamiltonian and the state are represented; it has applications in high-energy physics.

Word forms

Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation Foldy-Wouthuysen transformations

Etymology

Formulated by Leslie Lawrance Foldy and Siegfried Adolf Wouthuysen in 1949.

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