phase space
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phase space
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The concept was developed in the late 19th century by Ludwig Boltzmann, Henri Poincaré and Josiah Willard Gibbs.
noun phase spaces · phase-space
- Given a (dynamical) system, any topological space such that every point in the space's underlying set uniquely represents a state of the system and every possible state is represented by some point; For mechanical systems, the phase space usually consists of all possible values of position and momentum variables.
- the underlying set of such a topological space.
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noun topological space of states of a system
| Español | espacio fásico, espacio de fases |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위상공간 wisanggonggan |
| 日本語 | 位相空間 isō kūkan |
| 中文 | 相空間 /相空间 xiàngkōngjiān |
| Português | espaço de fases, espaço de fase, espaço fásico |
| Français | espace des phases |
| Deutsch | Phasenraum |
| Italiano | spazio delle fasi |
| Română | spațiu de fază |
| Русский | фа́зовое простра́нство fázovoje prostránstvo |
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