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Phase space

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We can use maps to see how things move.

PenduleEspaceDesPhases.png
PenduleEspaceDesPhases.png
These maps show where a thing is. They also show how fast it goes. This helps us see the future. It helps us see the past too. Can you think of a moving thing?
Pendulum phase portrait illustration.svg
Pendulum phase portrait illustration.svg

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File:Simple Harmonic Motion Orbit.gif
Simple Harmonic Motion Orbit.gif
File:Hamiltonian flow classical.gif
Hamiltonian flow classical.gif
File:Limitcycle.svg
Limitcycle.svg
File:Pendulum phase portrait illustration.svg
Pendulum phase portrait illustration.svg
File:PenduleEspaceDesPhases.png
PenduleEspaceDesPhases.png
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