Published December 1986
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Journal article
Devil's staircase
Description
When the interaction between an oscillator and its driver is strong enough, the oscillator will resonate at, or ''lock'' onto, an infinity of driving frequencies, giving rise to steps with a fractal dimension between 0 and 1
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Today
- Journal Volume
- 39
- Journal Issue
- 12
- Series
- Phys. Today.
- Journal Page Range
- 38-45
- ISSN
- 0031-9228
- CODEN
- PHTOA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 18053219
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MODE LOCKING; OSCILLATORS; STACKING FAULTS
- Descriptors DEC
- CRYSTAL DEFECTS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; MATERIALS; MECHANICS