Weyl algebra

English

Etymology

Named after Template:W, who introduced them to study the Heisenberg uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics.

Noun

1. Template:Lb The ring of differential operators with polynomial coefficients (in one variable), namely expressions of the form $f_m(X)\underset{X}{\overset{m}{\partial }}+f_{m-1}(X)\underset{X}{\overset{m-1}{\partial }}+\cdots +f_1(X){\partial }_X+f_0(X)$.