Liouville Equation (Q6674267): Difference between revisions
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partial differential equation for the that time rate of change of density of points in phase space
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partial differential equation for the that time rate of change of density of points in phase space |
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Consider a Hamiltonian dynamical system with canonical coordinates and conjugate momenta. Then the phase space distribution determines the probability that the system will be found in the infinitesimal phase space volume.
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Note the similarity with the quantum Liouville (von Neumann) equation where the Poisson brackets {.,.} are replaced by commutator brackets [.,.]
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