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| * The [[formalisms:hamiltonian_formalism|Hamiltonian formalism]], where we describe the evolution of our system as a trajectory in [[basic_tools:phase_space|phase space]]. | * The [[formalisms:hamiltonian_formalism|Hamiltonian formalism]], where we describe the evolution of our system as a trajectory in [[basic_tools:phase_space|phase space]]. | ||
| * The [[formalisms:lagrangian_formalism|Lagrangian formalism]], where we describe the evolution of our system as a trajectory in [[basic_tools:configuration_space|configuration space]]. | * The [[formalisms:lagrangian_formalism|Lagrangian formalism]], where we describe the evolution of our system as a trajectory in [[basic_tools:configuration_space|configuration space]]. | ||
| - | * The Newtonian formalism where we describe the system in terms of trajectories in real space. | + | * The Newtonian formalism where we describe the system in terms of trajectories in everyday space. |
| * The Schrödinger formalism, where we describe the system in terms of abstract vectors living in [[basic_tools:hilbert_space|Hilbert space]]. | * The Schrödinger formalism, where we describe the system in terms of abstract vectors living in [[basic_tools:hilbert_space|Hilbert space]]. | ||
| - | Each formalism has strengths and weaknesses. Which one is better depends on the system we wish to describe. | + | Each formalism has strengths and weaknesses and which one is better depends on the system we wish to describe. |
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