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{{wiktionary|Hamiltonian}}


'''Hamiltonian''' may refer to
'''Hamiltonian''' may refer to:
* [[Hamiltonian mechanics]], a function that represents the total energy of a system
* [[Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics)]], an operator corresponding to the total energy of that system
** [[Dyall Hamiltonian]], a modified Hamiltonian with two-electron nature
** [[Molecular Hamiltonian]], the Hamiltonian operator representing the energy of the electrons and nuclei in a molecule
* [[Hamiltonian (control theory)]], a function used to solve a problem of optimal control for a dynamical system
* [[Hamiltonian path]], a path in a graph that visits each vertex exactly once
* [[Hamiltonian matrix]], a matrix with certain special properties commonly used in linear algebra
* [[Hamiltonian group]], a non-abelian group the subgroups of which are all normal
* [[Hamiltonian economic program]], the economic policies advocated by Alexander Hamilton, the first United States Secretary of the Treasury


==See also==
In both ''mathematics'' and ''physics'' (specifically ''[[mathematical physics]]''), (after [[William Rowan Hamilton]]):
* [[Alexander Hamilton]] (1755 or 1757–1804), American statesman and one of the Founding Fathers of the US
* [[Hamilton (disambiguation)]]
* [[List of things named after William Rowan Hamilton]]
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{{disambiguation|maths}}
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]]'';

Derived uses:

In ''chemistry'' and ''physics'':
* [[Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics)]]
* [[Molecular Hamiltonian]]

In ''Chemistry'':
* [[Dyall Hamiltonian]]

In ''control theory'':
* [[Hamiltonian (control theory)]]

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

In ''mathematics'' and ''physics'', esp. ''mathematical physics'' (after [[William Rowan Hamilton]]):
* [[Hamiltonian function]]
* [[Hamiltonian flow]]
* [[Hamiltonian mechanics]] in classical mechanics
*[[Hamiltonian system]]
* [[Hamiltonian vector field]]

In ''mathematics'' (after [[William Rowan Hamilton]]):

* [[Hamiltonian path]], in graph theory
** Hamiltonian cycle, a special case of a Hamiltonian path
* [[Hamiltonian group]], in group theory
* [[Hamiltonian matrix]]
* [[Quaternions|Hamiltonian numbers]] (or quaternions)

In ''physics'' (after [[William Rowan Hamilton]]):
* [[Hamiltonian constraint]]
* [[Hamiltonian fluid mechanics]]
* Hamiltonian operator, see [[Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics)]]
* [[Hamiltonian lattice gauge theory]]

In ''Language'' (after educationist James Hamilton (1769–1831) ([[:de:James Hamilton (Sprachlehrer)|de-wiki]]))
* [[Hamiltonian method]]
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Other uses:
* [[Hamiltonian economic program]] as put forward by the eighteenth century American politician [[Alexander Hamilton]]
* a demonym for a person from any of several places named [[Hamilton]].

== See also ==
*[[List of things named after William Rowan Hamilton]]

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Latest revision as of 13:25, 12 October 2024

Hamiltonian may refer to:

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