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Phase space

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  1. 1
    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; countable, uncountable

    "For mechanical systems, the phase space usually consists of all possible values of position and momentum variables."

  2. 2
    (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance wordnet
  3. 3
    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; (less formally) the underlying set of such a topological space.; the underlying set of such a topological space. countable, uncountable

Etymology

The concept was developed in the late 19th century by Ludwig Boltzmann, Henri Poincaré and Josiah Willard Gibbs.

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