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The 15 pages that link to William Rowan Hamilton, each with the reason it gives.

• Hamiltonian mechanicsRelated: His work gave the formulation its name and foundational equations.

• QuaternionRelated: Hamilton developed the algebra after seeking a three-dimensional analogue of complex numbers.

• Arthur CayleyRelated: Hamilton’s quaternions provided the starting point for Cayley’s construction of the octonions.

• Principle of least actionRelated: His formulation made stationary action central to classical dynamics.

• Fermat's principleRelated: Hamilton extended the analogy between optical rays and trajectories in mechanics.

• Hamilton–Jacobi equationRelated: He introduced the action-based mechanics that led to the equation.

• Hamilton's principleRelated: The principle bears his name and belongs to the mechanics he developed.

• Cayley–Hamilton theoremRelated: Hamilton’s work on algebraic operators is part of the theorem’s historical naming and development.

• Symplectic geometryRelated: Hamiltonian mechanics supplied the central physical structure behind symplectic geometry.

• Analytical mechanicsRelated: His reformulation introduced canonical variables and a powerful alternative to Lagrange’s equations.

• British flag theoremRelated: The theorem’s name is associated with Hamilton, though its attribution is not firmly established.

• History of classical mechanicsRelated: His formulation linked classical dynamics to later developments in optics and quantum theory.

• Theoretical mechanicsRelated: His framework became a major alternative to Lagrange's equations.

• Holditch's theoremRelated: Hamilton discussed the geometric result in connection with the mathematical work of his time.

• Three utilities problemRelated: A related nineteenth-century puzzle tradition helped popularize recreational graph problems.