English Explanatory Dictionary

phase space

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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;
  2. 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.
  3. the underlying set of such a topological space.

Word forms

phase space phase spaces phase-space

Etymology

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

Related words

configuration space parameter space phase diagram phase integral phase portrait state space

Derived words

phase space analysis phase space trajectory

Translations

Catalan: espai de fases Catalan: espai fàsic Chinese Mandarin: 相空間 /相空间 Czech: fázový prostor Danish: faserum Dutch: faseruimte Finnish: faasiavaruus French: espace des phases German: Phasenraum Indonesian: ruang fase Italian: spazio delle fasi Japanese: 位相空間 Korean: 위상공간 Polish: przestrzeń fazowa Portuguese: espaço de fases Portuguese: espaço de fase Portuguese: espaço fásico Romanian: spațiu de fază Russian: фа́зовое простра́нство Spanish: espacio fásico Spanish: espacio de fases Swedish: fasrum Ukrainian: фа́зовий про́стір
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