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Adiabatic Invariant


A property of motion which is conserved to exponential accuracy in the small parameter representing the typical rate of change of the gross properties of the body.


See also

Algebraic Invariant, Lyapunov Characteristic Number

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Adiabatic Invariant." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/AdiabaticInvariant.html

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