A phase portrait is a plot of multiple phase curves corresponding to different initial conditions in the same phase plane (Tabor 1989, p. 14). Phase portraits for simple harmonic motion
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(1)
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and pendulum
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(2)
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are illustrated above.
Phase Portrait
See also
Phase Curve, Phase Flow, Phase Plane, Surface of SectionExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Tabor, M. Chaos and Integrability in Nonlinear Dynamics: An Introduction. New York: Wiley, 1989.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Phase PortraitCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Phase Portrait." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/PhasePortrait.html