On the existence of chaos in a class of two-degree-of-freedom, damped, strongly parametrically forced mechanical systems with broken \(O(2)\) symmetry (Q1260919)

From MaRDI portal
scientific article
Language Label Description Also known as
English
On the existence of chaos in a class of two-degree-of-freedom, damped, strongly parametrically forced mechanical systems with broken \(O(2)\) symmetry
scientific article

    Statements

    On the existence of chaos in a class of two-degree-of-freedom, damped, strongly parametrically forced mechanical systems with broken \(O(2)\) symmetry (English)
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    25 August 1993
    0 references
    The homoclinic orbits of the ordinary differential equation system of the type \[ \begin{aligned} \dot z_ 1 &= -az_ 1+ i\bigl[-(\sigma-\beta)z_ 1+ \pi_ 1 z^ 2_ 1\bar z_ 1+ \Delta\bar z_ 1+ \pi_ 2 z_ 1 z_ 2\bar z_ 2+\pi_ 3\bar z_ 1 z^ 2_ 2\bigr]\\ \dot z_ 2 &= - az_ 2+ i\bigl[-(\sigma+ \beta)z_ 2+ \Delta\bar z_ 2+ \pi_ 1 z^ 2_ 2\bar z_ 2+ \pi_ 2 z_ 1 z_ 2\bar z_ 1+\pi_ 3\bar z_ 2 z^ 2_ 1\bigr]\tag{1}\end{aligned} \] are studied. Here \(z_ 1\) and \(z_ 2\) are two complex variables, \(\sigma\), \(\beta\), \(\Delta\), \(\pi_ 1\), \(\pi_ 2\) are all real parameters. The system (1) is Hamiltonian if \(a=0\). This set of equations arises as a normal form in different applied problems. In particular, it is as the amplitude equations that govern the motion of two Fourier modes that are in resonance with an external parametric sinusoidal exitation. For example, the system (1) is applied for the description of modal interactions in parametrically excited surface waves, nonlinear elastic plates and elastic beams. The case \(a\neq 0\) and \(\Delta= 0(1)\) is studied in the paper in contrast to the previous works. The main result is a proof of existence of a ``Shilnilov type'' homoclinic orbit to a fixed point of saddle focus type which is created through the internal resonance of the system.
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    Shilnikov type homoclinic orbit
    0 references
    normal form
    0 references
    modal interactions in parametrically excited surface waves
    0 references
    nonlinear elastic plates
    0 references
    elastic beams
    0 references
    internal resonance
    0 references