Structure of surfaces of section

Open Access

1 July 1985

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Vol. 215 (1) , 59-65
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/215.1.59

Abstract

We explain the relationship between the full phase-space volume occupied by a group of orbits and the area in a surface of section filled by these orbits, and give the physical interpretation of area in the surface of section. These results are illustrated with a simple physical example.

Keywords

STRUCTURE
SURFACE OF SECTION
GIVE
SIMPLE PHYSICAL
SPACE VOLUME
FILLED
ILLUSTRATED
OCCUPIED
EXPLAIN THE RELATIONSHIP
SECTION WE EXPLAIN

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