RT Journal Article T1 K-nonizing A1 Beltrán Jiménez, José A1 Borislavov Vassilev, Teodor A1 Jaramillo Garrido, Dario A1 López Maroto, Antonio A1 Martín Moruno, María Del Prado AB We unveil the dynamical equivalence of field theories with non-canonical kinetic terms and canonical theories with a volume element invariant under transverse diffeomorphisms. The proof of the equivalence also reveals a subtle connection between the standard Legendre transformation and the so-called Clairaut equation. Explicit examples of canonizable theories include classes of k-essence, non-linear electrodynamics, or f (R) theories. The equivalence can also be extended to the class of mimetic theories. PB Elsevier SN 0370-2693 YR 2026 FD 2026 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/130895 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/130895 LA eng NO Jiménez, J. B., Vasilev, T. B., Jaramillo-Garrido, D., Maroto, A. L., & Martín-Moruno, P. (2025). K-nonizing. Physics Letters B, 140118. NO © 2025 The Author(s)PIPF-2023/TEC-29931 NO European Commission NO Ministerio de Ciencia Innovación y Universidades (España) NO Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España) NO Junta de Castilla y León NO Instituto Politécnico Nacional (México) NO Comunidad de Madrid DS Docta Complutense RD 20 mar 2026