Rotating modes in the Frenkel-Kontorova model with periodic interaction potential
Nonlinear oscillations and coupled oscillators for ordinary differential equations (34C15) Periodic solutions to ordinary differential equations (34C25) Qualitative investigation and simulation of ordinary differential equation models (34C60) Applications of operator theory to differential and integral equations (47N20)
The paper deals with the Frenkel-Kontorova model \[ \beta \ddot{\phi_j}+ \dot{\phi_j} + \sin \phi_j = K[\sin (\phi_{j-1} - \phi_j) -\sin (\phi_{j} - \phi_{j+1})] + F_j \] with periodic boundary conditions \[ \phi_{j+N} (t) = \phi(t), \quad j \in \mathbb{Z}, \;t \in \mathbb{R,} \] where \(\phi_j\) describes the phase of the \(j\)-th rotator, \(\beta > 0\) is the dimensionless measure of mass, \(K\) indicates the coupling strength and \(F_j \geq 0\) denotes the constant external driving force. \(N\geq 3\) represents the number of the rotators and \(F_{j+N} = F_j, \;j \in \mathbb{Z}.\) Assuming \(0< F_j < 1\) for \(j=2,\dots,N\) and \(\sum_{j=1}^{N} F_j >N,\) and employing a homotopy argument and the Leray-Schauder degree, the author proves that the previous boundary value problem admits rotating oscillating solutions. It is also discussed a model with strictly convex potentials. In this case, the nonexistence of rotating modes is proved.
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