On the existence of periodic and eventually periodic solutions of a fluid dynamic forced harmonic oscillator
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instance of: scholarly article
title: On the existence of periodic and eventually periodic solutions of a fluid dynamic forced harmonic oscillator
zbMATH Open document ID: 0595.34043
DOI: 10.1155/S0161171286000479
author: Charlie H. Cooke
published in: International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
publication date: 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
full work available at URL: https://eudml.org/doc/46079
review text: Summary: For certain flow regimes, the nonlinear differential equation \(\ddot Y=F(Y)-G,\) \(Y\geq 0\), \(G>0\) and constant, models qualitatively the behaviour of a forced, fluid dynamic, harmonic oscillator which has been a popular department store attraction. The device consists of a ball oscillating suspended in the vertical jet from a household fan. From the postulated form of the model, we determine sets of attraction and exploit symmetry properties of the system to show that all solutions are either initially periodic, with the ball never striking the fan, or else eventually approach a periodic limit cycle, after a sufficient number of bounces away from the fan.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 34C15
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 34C25
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 34A34
zbMATH DE Number: 3957688
zbMATH Keywords: flow regimes
zbMATH Keywords: fluid dynamic
zbMATH Keywords: harmonic oscillator
zbMATH Keywords: sets of attraction
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