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We shall first use an example to explain the concept of adiabatic invariance. Let us consider a “super ball” of mass m, which bounces back and forth between two walls (distance l) with velocity v 0. Let gravitation be neglected, and the collisions with the walls be elastic.
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Dittrich, W., Reuter, M. (2020). The Adiabatic Invariance of the Action Variables. In: Classical and Quantum Dynamics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36786-2_9
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