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phase space

phase space noun: 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;.

Noun

phase space (countable and uncountable, plural phase spaces)

  1. (dynamical system theory) 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 phase space of a single material point is a manifold M×V*, and the Newton state-space is identifical^([sic]) with M×V.1991, Jan J. Slawianowski, Geometry of Phase Spaces, Wiley, page 485
  2. (dynamical system theory, less formally) the underlying set of such a topological space.

phase space meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

phase space in Tamil

கட்ட வெளி, நிலைமை வெளி

phase space in Indonesian

topological space of states of a system
ruang fase

Forms of phase space

pluralphase spaces
alternative formphase-space

Origin of phase space

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

Words formed from phase space

  • phase space analysis
  • phase space trajectory

Questions about phase space

What does phase space mean?
Phase space means 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;.
What is phase space in Tamil?
Phase space in Tamil is கட்ட வெளி, நிலைமை வெளி. See Phase space meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phase space?
Phase space is a noun.
What is the plural of phase space?
The plural of phase space is phase spaces.

Words near phase space in the dictionary

  1. phase rule
  2. phase separation
  3. phase shift keying
  4. phase shifter
  5. phase shifters
  6. phase space
  7. phase spaces
  8. phase tester
  9. phase testers
  10. phase trafficked
  11. phase trafficking

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phase space (page history and authors); phase space (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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