Hamiltonian
noun
Ham·il·to·ni·an
ˌha-məl-ˈtō-nē-ən 
: a function that is used to describe a dynamic system (such as the motion of a particle) in terms of components of momentum and coordinates of space and time and that is equal to the total energy of the system when time is not explicitly part of the function compare lagrangian
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New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
For one thing, as temperatures drop, the new algorithm becomes slower and requires a larger sample size to effectively compute the Hamiltonian.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2024
The researchers took aim at the 10-particle SYK model, which has a Hamiltonian of 210 terms.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2023
The Hamiltonian describes how the qubits change from one moment to the next.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2023
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New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
For one thing, as temperatures drop, the new algorithm becomes slower and requires a larger sample size to effectively compute the Hamiltonian.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2024
The researchers took aim at the 10-particle SYK model, which has a Hamiltonian of 210 terms.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2023
The Hamiltonian describes how the qubits change from one moment to the next.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2023
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