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Frequency stabilization by synchronization of Duffing oscillators
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2016-08-23Registro en:
Zanette, Damian Horacio; Frequency stabilization by synchronization of Duffing oscillators; Europhysics Letters; Europhysics Letters; 115; 2; 23-8-2016; 1-10
0295-5075
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Zanette, Damian Horacio
Resumen
We present analytical and numerical results on the joint dynamics of two coupled Duffing oscillators with nonlinearity of opposite signs (hardening and softening). In particular, we focus on the existence and stability of synchronized oscillations where the frequency is independent of the amplitude. In this regime, the amplitude-frequency interdependence (a-f effect)-a noxious consequence of nonlinearity, which jeopardizes the use of micromechanical oscillators in the design of time-keeping devices-is suppressed. By means of a multiple time scale formulation, we find approximate conditions under which frequency stabilization is achieved, characterize the stability of the resulting oscillations, and compare with numerical solutions to the equations of motion.