ergodic theory

English

Noun

ergodic theory (countable and uncountable, plural ergodic theories)

1. (mathematics, uncountable) The study of the properties of dynamic systems over large timescales.
2. (mathematics) Any of a number of different formulations or schools of thought within ergodic theory as a whole.
   • 1994, Ahmed Zewail, Femtochemistry: Ultrafast Dynamics of the Chemical Bond - Volume 1

     They pointed out that the microscopic ergodic theories of John von Neumann and Eberhard Hopf are not relevant to the problem of ergodic behavior in molecules.