Hamiltonian mechanics

formulation of classical mechanics in terms of phase space and Hamiltonian function
Intangible theory Q477921
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Hamiltonian mechanics

Summary

Hamiltonian mechanics is a theory[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (727 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hamiltonian mechanics is credited with the discovery of William Rowan Hamilton[3].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's instance of is recorded as theory[4].
  • William Rowan Hamilton is named after Hamiltonian mechanics[5].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's GND ID is recorded as 4376155-0[6].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's Commons category is recorded as Hamiltonian mechanics[7].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01c56c[8].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hamiltonian mechanics[9].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's PSH ID is recorded as 3084[10].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/hamiltonian-formalism[11].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's Quora topic ID is recorded as Hamiltonian-Mechanics[12].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's nLab ID is recorded as Hamiltonian mechanics[13].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 137094[14].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's World of Physics ID is recorded as HamiltonianMechanics[15].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 136864674[16].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Definition:Hamiltonian_Mechanics[17].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 해밀턴 역학[18].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C136864674[19].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2992308199[20].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as mathematics/hamiltonian-mechanics[21].
  • Hamiltonian mechanics's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 58252[22].

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Works and Contributions

Hamiltonian mechanics is credited with the discovery of William Rowan Hamilton[3].

Why It Matters

Hamiltonian mechanics ranks in the top 6% of theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (727 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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  17. [19] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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