 Interaction Hamiltonian (source code)

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= Interaction Hamiltonian
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The interaction Hamiltonian generates interaction-picture time evolution. To leading order for many cubic field interactions it is the negative of the cubic interaction Lagrangian, although derivative interactions require the canonical Legendre transform to justify this relation.

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