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Archived: 07 Aug 2014, 09:42
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Unclarity about Hamiltonians
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fallingup
Joined: 13 Mar 2008, 14:06
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Location: Ithaca NY
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 Unclarity about Hamiltonians This is a comment I prepared for Prof. Penrose. Any comments? Laura
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| 06 Apr 2008, 16:49 |
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Lemaitre
Joined: 19 Mar 2008, 13:44
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Location: Beirut, Lebanon
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Re: Unclarity about Hamiltonians Laura,
I think your comment is excellent, and I hope Prof. Penrose will have time to take a look at it and answer you...Except for one thing: could you give me an example of a potential which is velocity-dependent?
Regards
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| 07 Apr 2008, 11:15 |
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fallingup
Joined: 13 Mar 2008, 14:06
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Location: Ithaca NY
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Re: Unclarity about Hamiltonians The electromagnetic vector potential is velocity-dependent. This gets subtracted out in the Hamiltonian, but then the minimum isn't at  See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamiltonian_mechanicsLaura
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| 18 Apr 2008, 11:49 |
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