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Wheeler-DeWitt equation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. An equation that attempts to meld the ideas of quantum mechanics and general relativity. It describes the quantum version of the Hamiltonian constraint using metric variables.

Word forms

Wheeler-DeWitt equation

Etymology

Named after John Archibald Wheeler and Bryce DeWitt.

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