2005
DOI: 10.1119/1.2074027
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A damped pendulum forced with a constant torque

Abstract: The dynamics of a damped pendulum driven by a constant torque is studied experimentally and theoretically. We use this simple device to demonstrate some generic dynamical behavior including the loss of equilibrium or saddle node bifurcation with or without hysteresis and the homoclinic bifurcation. A qualitative analysis is developed to emphasize the role of two dimensionless parameters corresponding to damping and forcing

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“…The increasing trend of the time period (in solid line) with decreasing current bias is perfectly fitted with the curve (in dotted line). This typical scaling behavior reconfirms [2], [6], [26] SNIC at a critical dc bias . When a sinusoidal current is forced to the junction, it modulates the dc bias.…”
Section: Bifurcation Scenariosupporting
confidence: 62%
“…The increasing trend of the time period (in solid line) with decreasing current bias is perfectly fitted with the curve (in dotted line). This typical scaling behavior reconfirms [2], [6], [26] SNIC at a critical dc bias . When a sinusoidal current is forced to the junction, it modulates the dc bias.…”
Section: Bifurcation Scenariosupporting
confidence: 62%
“…The dynamics of Eq. (8) are quite simple and have been fully investigated [33,34]. If | √ a 2 −1 λ| > 1 then the only invariant set is a stable periodic orbit.…”
Section: Global Bifurcations Of the Systemmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This pulse consists of the relative phase between slave and master laser completing a full circle before settling again to the initial value 24,29 , in excellent analogy with an overdamped pendulum submitted to a fluid torque 30 or excitable particles in an optical torque wrench 31 . Slow (4200 ps) or wrongly oriented phase variations do not trigger the excitable response 24 .…”
Section: Experimentmentioning
confidence: 99%