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Poincaré map

Poincaré map noun: the intersection of a periodic orbit in the state space of a continuous dynamical system with a certain lower-dimensional subspace (the Poincaré section), transversal to the flow of the system.

Noun

Poincaré map (plural Poincaré maps)

  1. The intersection of a periodic orbit in the state space of a continuous dynamical system with a certain lower-dimensional subspace (the Poincaré section), transversal to the flow of the system.

Forms of Poincaré map

pluralPoincaré maps

Origin of Poincaré map

Named after Henri Poincaré.

Questions about Poincaré map

What does Poincaré map mean?
Poincaré map means the intersection of a periodic orbit in the state space of a continuous dynamical system with a certain lower-dimensional subspace (the Poincaré section), transversal to the flow of the system.
What part of speech is Poincaré map?
Poincaré map is a noun.
What is the plural of Poincaré map?
The plural of Poincaré map is Poincaré maps.

Words near Poincaré map in the dictionary

  1. Poincaré conjecture
  2. Poincaré disc
  3. Poincaré discs
  4. Poincaré disk
  5. Poincaré disks
  6. Poincaré map
  7. Poincaré maps
  8. Poincaré recurrence time
  9. Poincaré recurrence times
  10. Poincaré space
  11. Poincaré spaces

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