A class of solvable coupled nonlinear oscillators with amplitude independent frequencies
Creators
- 1. Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics, School of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamilnadu (India)
- 2. Department of Physics, Amrita University, Kollam 690 525, Kerala (India)
Description
Existence of amplitude independent frequencies of oscillation is an unusual property for a nonlinear oscillator. We find that a class of N coupled nonlinear Liénard type oscillators exhibit this interesting property. We show that a specific subset can be explicitly solved from which we demonstrate the existence of periodic and quasiperiodic solutions. Another set of N coupled nonlinear oscillators, possessing the amplitude independent nature of frequencies, is almost integrable in the sense that the system can be reduced to a single nonautonomous first order scalar differential equation which can be easily integrated numerically. -- Highlights: ► We obtain a class of coupled nonlinear oscillators admitting oscillatory type solutions whose frequencies of oscillations are independent of the amplitudes. ► The system is found to admit periodic and quasiperiodic behavior for suitable parametric choices. ► This system of N coupled nonlinear oscillators is reduced to a single first order ordinary differential equation. ► Complete integrability is proved for a specific parametric choice by obtaining the general solution. ► Another set of N coupled oscillators is proved to be almost integrable.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2012.04.058Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physleta.2012.04.058;
- PII
- S0375-9601(12)00589-0;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Letters. A
- Journal Volume
- 376
- Journal Issue
- 32
- Journal Page Range
- p. 2188-2194
- ISSN
- 0375-9601
- CODEN
- PYLAAG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 45059959
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- AMPLITUDES; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; INTEGRAL CALCULUS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; OSCILLATIONS; OSCILLATORS; PERIODICITY
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUATIONS; EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICS; VARIATIONS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.