Kamiltonian

== English == === Etymology === Blend of K +‎ Hamiltonian; apparently popularised by a jocular comment in the textbook Classical Mechanics by Herbert Goldstein (first published 1950). "It has been remarked in a jocular vein that if H stands for the Hamiltonian, K must stand for the Kamiltonian! Of course K is every bit as much a Hamiltonian as H, but the designation is occasionally a convenient substitute for the longer term "transformed Hamiltonian"" === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkæmɪlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkæmɪlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ Rhymes: -əʊniən === Noun === Kamiltonian (plural Kamiltonians) (physics, Hamiltonian mechanics) A second Hamiltonian, denoted by K, resulting from the canonical transformation of a given Hamiltonian.