Evidence for homoclinic orbits as a precursor to chaos in a magnetic pendulum (Q1085646)

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Evidence for homoclinic orbits as a precursor to chaos in a magnetic pendulum
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    Evidence for homoclinic orbits as a precursor to chaos in a magnetic pendulum (English)
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    1987
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    Experimental evidence is presented which supports the theory that homoclinic orbits in a Poincaré map associated with a phase space flow are precursors of chaotic motion. A permanent magnet rotor in crossed steady and time-varying magnetic fields is shown to satisfy a set of third order differential equations analogous to the forced pendulum or to a particle in a combined periodic and traveling wave force field. Critical values of magnetic torque and forcing frequency are measured for chaotic oscillations of the rotor and are found to be consistent with a lower bound for the existence of homoclinic orbits derived by the method of Melnikov. The fractal nature of the strange attractor is revealed by a Poincaré map triggered by the angular position of the rotor. Numerical simulations using the model also agree well with both theoretical and experimental criteria for chaos.
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    homoclinic orbits
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    Poincaré map
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    phase space flow
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    magnet rotor
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    time- varying magnetic fields
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    forced pendulum
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    traveling wave force field
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    chaotic oscillations
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    existence of homoclinic orbits
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    method of Melnikov
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    fractal nature
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    strange attractor
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    Numerical simulations
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