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It can be proved that the size of an initial volume element in phase space remain constant in time even for time-dependent Hamiltonians. So I was wondering whether it is still true even when the Hamiltonian system is dissipative like a damped harmonic oscillator?

It can be proved that the size of an initial volume element in phase space remain constant in time even for time-dependent Hamiltonians. So I was wondering whether it is still true even when the system is dissipative like a damped harmonic oscillator?

It can be proved that the size of an initial volume element in phase space remain constant in time even for time-dependent Hamiltonians. So I was wondering whether it is still true even when the Hamiltonian system is dissipative like a damped harmonic oscillator?

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Liouville's theorem and conservation of phase space volume

DoesIt can be proved that the size of an initial volume element in phase space remain constant in time even for time-dependent Hamiltonians. So I was wondering whether it is still true even forwhen the system is dissipative systemslike a damped harmonic oscillator?

Liouville's theorem and phase space volume

Does the size of an initial volume element in phase space remain constant in time even for dissipative systems?

Liouville's theorem and conservation of phase space volume

It can be proved that the size of an initial volume element in phase space remain constant in time even for time-dependent Hamiltonians. So I was wondering whether it is still true even when the system is dissipative like a damped harmonic oscillator?

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