Holstein-Primakoff transformation
Holstein-Primakoff transformation noun: a mapping to the spin operators from boson creation and annihilation operators, effectively truncating their infinite-dimensional Fock space to finite-dimensional subspaces.
Noun
Holstein-Primakoff transformation (plural Holstein-Primakoff transformations)
- A mapping to the spin operators from boson creation and annihilation operators, effectively truncating their infinite-dimensional Fock space to finite-dimensional subspaces.
Forms of Holstein-Primakoff transformation
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Origin of Holstein-Primakoff transformation
Developed in 1940 by Theodore Holstein and Henry Primakoff.
Questions about Holstein-Primakoff transformation
- What does Holstein-Primakoff transformation mean?
- Holstein-Primakoff transformation means a mapping to the spin operators from boson creation and annihilation operators, effectively truncating their infinite-dimensional Fock space to finite-dimensional subspaces.
- What part of speech is Holstein-Primakoff transformation?
- Holstein-Primakoff transformation is a noun.
- What is the plural of Holstein-Primakoff transformation?
- The plural of Holstein-Primakoff transformation is Holstein-Primakoff transformations.
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