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List of things named after William Rowan Hamilton

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List of things named after William Rowan Hamilton:

Hamiltonian

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In both mathematics and physics (specifically mathematical physics):

the term Hamiltonian refers to any energy function defined by a Hamiltonian vector field, a particular vector field on a symplectic manifold; for related concepts see Hamiltonian (control theory) in control theory and Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics).

In physics and chemistry:

In chemistry:

More specifically, as an adjective it is used in the phrases:

In mathematical physics:

In mathematics:

In physics:

By field

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In both mathematics and physics (specifically mathematical physics):

the term Hamiltonian refers to any energy function defined by a Hamiltonian vector field, a particular vector field on a symplectic manifold, i.e., a Hamiltonian function;

In mathematics :

In physics and chemistry:

In physics:

In Chemistry :

In control theory:

Other

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See also

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