The discontinuous limit case of an archetypal oscillator with a constant excitation and van der Pol damping (Q2150431)

The authors study the global dynamics of the discontinuous limit case of an archetypal oscillator with a constant excitation. This models an arch bridge with viscous damping subjected to a sinusoidally varying central load. This system has a more complex and abundant dynamics than the smooth oscillator with van der Pol damping and exhibits new dynamical phenomena, such as the coexistence of a crossing limit cycle and a pseudo-homoclinic loop, the coexistence of two crossing limit cycles and the existence of pseudo saddle-node loops.