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Wheeler-DeWitt equation

Wheeler-DeWitt equation proper noun: an equation that attempts to meld the ideas of quantum mechanics and general relativity. It describes the quantum version of the Hamiltonian constraint using metric variables.

Proper noun

Wheeler-DeWitt equation

  1. An equation that attempts to meld the ideas of quantum mechanics and general relativity. It describes the quantum version of the Hamiltonian constraint using metric variables.

Origin of Wheeler-DeWitt equation

Named after John Archibald Wheeler and Bryce DeWitt.

Questions about Wheeler-DeWitt equation

What does Wheeler-DeWitt equation mean?
Wheeler-DeWitt equation means an equation that attempts to meld the ideas of quantum mechanics and general relativity. It describes the quantum version of the Hamiltonian constraint using metric variables.
What part of speech is Wheeler-DeWitt equation?
Wheeler-DeWitt equation is a proper noun.

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