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Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation

Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation noun: a unitary transformation of the orthonormal basis in which both the Hamiltonian and the state are represented; it has applications in high-energy physics.

Noun

Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation (plural Foldy-Wouthuysen transformations)

  1. A unitary transformation of the orthonormal basis in which both the Hamiltonian and the state are represented; it has applications in high-energy physics.

Forms of Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation

pluralFoldy-Wouthuysen transformations

Origin of Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation

Formulated by Leslie Lawrance Foldy and Siegfried Adolf Wouthuysen in 1949.

Questions about Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation

What does Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation mean?
Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation means a unitary transformation of the orthonormal basis in which both the Hamiltonian and the state are represented; it has applications in high-energy physics.
What part of speech is Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation?
Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation is a noun.
What is the plural of Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation?
The plural of Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation is Foldy-Wouthuysen transformations.

Words near Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation in the dictionary

  1. foldups
  2. foldward
  3. foldwards
  4. foldwing
  5. foldy
  6. Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation
  7. Foldy-Wouthuysen transformations
  8. foldyard
  9. foldyards
  10. fole
  11. Folegandros

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