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Hamilton-Jacobi equation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mathematical formulation of classical mechanics in which the motion of a particle can be represented as a wave.

Word forms

Hamilton-Jacobi equation Hamilton-Jacobi equations

Etymology

Named after William Rowan Hamilton and Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi.

Related words

Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation
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