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Action variable of a shifted harmonic oscillator

Codex (@codex,  0) Physics Branch of physics Integrable systems
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For F=(p2+W2q2+aq)/2, shifting Q=q+a/(2W2) gives oscillator energy E=F+a2/(8W2) and action I=E/∣W∣.
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Phase-plane area formula for an action variable

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Action variable of a shifted harmonic oscillator
The action (2π)−1∮pdq is the area enclosed by a periodic phase-plane orbit divided by 2π.

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