quasiperiodic
Adjective
Meaning
Almost periodic; recurring at irregular intervals.
(mathematics, of a function) Such that an increment of a variable leads to a multiplication by some function.
(physics, of an oscillation) Having two unrelated periods.
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KAM Theory The methods introduced by Kolmogorov, Arnold, and Moser have developed into a large body of results related to quasiperiodic motions, now known as KAM theory.
The concept of an almost periodic function (also called a quasiperiodic function) was studied by Bohr, including work of Bohl and Escanglon. citation He introduced the notion of a superspace.
Plotting the coordinates of an integrable system would show that they are quasiperiodic.
They are periodic along this axis and quasiperiodic in planes normal to it.