ADIABATIC INVARIANT

Domain	Definition
Nuclear Energy & Physics	Parameter of the motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field, which remains constant when the variations of the magnetic field in space and time are sufficiently slow. Source: European Union. (references)
	Parameters of a charged particle moving in a magnetic field, which remain constant during spatial or temporal variations of the field provided that these are sufficiently slow; they incl ude the magnetic moment, the magnetic flux through the orbit of the particle, etc. Source: European Union. (references)
Physics	Characteristic parameters which do not change as a physical system slowly evolves; the most commonly used one in plasma physics is the magnetic moment of a charged particle spiraling around a magnetic field line. (references)
Space	An invariant of a motion is a quantity which does not change as time advances. For instance, the energy of a system is often an invariant (for a swinging pendulum, or a planet and the Sun), and knowing that it stays constant is a great help in calculating the motion.Adiabatic invariants are quantities associated with approximately periodic motions. They almost do not change, and thus also help in calculating the motion, to a very good degree of accuracy. They are often important in calculating the way ions and electrons move in a magnetic field. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "ADIABATIC INVARIANT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		adiabatisk invariant. (various references)

Dutch		adiabatische invariant. (various references)

Finnish		adiabaattinen liikevakio, adiabaattinen invariantti. (various references)

French		invariant adiabatique. (various references)

German		adiabatische Invariante. (various references)

Greek		αδιαβατική σταθερά, αδιαβατική αμετάβλητη. (various references)

Italian		invariante adiabatico. (various references)

Pig Latin		adiabaticay invariantay

Portuguese		invariante adiabático, invariante adiabática. (various references)

Spanish		invariante adiabática. (various references)

Swedish		adiabatisk invariant. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Specialty Definition: ADIABATIC INVARIANT