Hamilton-Jacobi equation

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English

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Etymology

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Named after William Rowan Hamilton and Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi.

Noun

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Hamilton-Jacobi equation (plural Hamilton-Jacobi equations)

  1. (mathematics, physics) A mathematical formulation of classical mechanics in which the motion of a particle can be represented as a wave.
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