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Fixes #13235

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This PR adds physics/hamiltonian.py, which implements two functions requested in #13235:

  1. classical_hamiltonian(mass, velocity, potential_energy) — computes the classical Hamiltonian H = T + V, where kinetic energy T = 0.5 * m * v^2.
  2. quantum_hamiltonian(num_points, potential, mass, hbar, dx) — constructs the Hamiltonian matrix for a particle in a 1D potential using finite-difference discretization of the time-independent Schrödinger equation.

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  • I have read CONTRIBUTING.md.
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  • This PR only changes one algorithm file. To ease review, please open separate PRs for separate algorithms.
  • All new Python files are placed inside an existing directory.
  • All filenames are in all lowercase characters with no spaces or dashes.
  • All functions and variable names follow Python naming conventions.
  • All function parameters and return values are annotated with Python type hints.
  • All functions have doctests that pass the automated testing.
  • All new algorithms include at least one URL that points to Wikipedia or another similar explanation.
  • If this pull request resolves one or more open issues then the description above includes the issue number(s) with a closing keyword: "Fixes #ISSUE-NUMBER".

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Add Classical and Quantum Hamiltonian functions to physics algorithms

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