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prequantization

prequantization noun: the process of finding a quantum analog of a classical system by introducing a quantization condition.

Noun

prequantization (plural prequantizations)

  1. The process of finding a quantum analog of a classical system by introducing a quantization condition.
    • Using the theory of Spin#123;c#125; Dirac quantization, we set up natural K-theory invariants of structure group Cont#95;#123;0#125;(P,#92;alpha) fibrations of prequantization spaces.2015, Yasha Savelyev, Egor Shelukhin, “Twisted and untwisted K-theory quantization, and symplectic topology”, in arXiv

Forms of prequantization

pluralprequantizations

Origin of prequantization

From pre- + quantization.

Questions about prequantization

What does prequantization mean?
Prequantization means the process of finding a quantum analog of a classical system by introducing a quantization condition.
What part of speech is prequantization?
Prequantization is a noun.
What is the plural of prequantization?
The plural of prequantization is prequantizations.

Words near prequantization in the dictionary

  1. prequalify
  2. prequalifying
  3. prequantal
  4. prequantified
  5. prequantizable
  6. prequantization
  7. prequantizations
  8. prequantized
  9. prequantum
  10. prequarantine
  11. prequark

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