---
tag: 07TZ2Q4C1M
kind: concept
name: Trajectory
aliases: [orbit]
msc: [37C10]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit_(dynamics)
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q3884964
  wikipedia: Orbit (dynamics)
---

## Summary

The trajectory, or orbit, of a point under a dynamical system is the set of states that the system reaches from this point over time.
Different orbits do not intersect, so the orbits form a partition of the phase space. See the [[definition|0BVT6VSB3S]].