Small oscillations of systems with several degrees of freedom

Author(s):  
Gleb L. Kotkin ◽  
Valeriy G. Serbo

This chapter addresses the free and forced oscillations of simple systems (with two or three degrees of freedom), the free oscillations of systems with the degenerate frequencies, and the eigen-oscillations of the electromechanical systems. This chapter also studies the oscillations of more complex systems using orthogonality of eigenoscillations and the symmetry properties of the system, the free oscillations of an anisotropic charged oscillator moving in a uniform constant magnetic field, and the perturbation theory adapted for the small oscillations. Finally, the chapter addresses oscillations of systems in which gyroscopic forces act and the eigen-oscillations of the simple molecules.

Author(s):  
Gleb L. Kotkin ◽  
Valeriy G. Serbo

This chapter addresses the free and forced oscillations of simple systems (with two or three degrees of freedom), the free oscillations of systems with the degenerate frequencies, and the eigen-oscillations of the electromechanical systems. This chapter also studies the oscillations of more complex systems using orthogonality of eigenoscillations and the symmetry properties of the system, the free oscillations of an anisotropic charged oscillator moving in a uniform constant magnetic field, and the perturbation theory adapted for the small oscillations. Finally, the chapter addresses oscillations of systems in which gyroscopic forces act and the eigen-oscillations of the simple molecules.


1955 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-110
Author(s):  
T. C. Huang

Abstract In this paper an investigation is made of equations governing the oscillations of a nonlinear system in two degrees of freedom. Analyses of harmonic oscillations are illustrated for the cases of (1) the forced oscillations with nonlinear restoring force, damping neglected; (2) the free oscillations with nonlinear restoring force, damping neglected; and (3) the forced oscillations with nonlinear restoring force, small viscous damping considered. Amplitudes of oscillations and frequency equations are derived based on the mathematically justified perturbation method. Response curves are then plotted.


2013 ◽  
Vol 430 ◽  
pp. 53-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolae Doru Stanescu ◽  
Dinel Popa

Our paper realizes a study of the vibrations of an engine excited by a harmonic force and sustained by four identical neo-Hookean springs of negligible masses. The considered model is one with three degrees of freedom (one translation and two rotations) and we obtain for it the equations of motion. Using these equations, we determine for the unexcited system the equilibrium positions and their stability. We also study the small oscillations about the stable equilibrium positions and we find the fundamental eigenpulsations of the system. For the case of the excited system we perform a numerical study considering the situation when the pulsation of the excitation is far away from the eigenpulsations and the situation when the pulsation of the excitation is closed to one eigenpulsation, highlighting the beat phenomenon.


1984 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Aronov ◽  
A. F. D’Souza ◽  
S. Kalpakjian ◽  
I. Shareef

Different types of vibrations induced by dry friction are investigated by means of a model apparatus described in Part 1. The structural model is obtained from the measurement of the modal frequencies and damping ratios of three degrees of freedom. The oscillations in the normal and frictional forces, as well as the slider vibrations, have been measured and analyzed. As the normal load is increased, four different regions of vibrations are observed corresponding to the four friction regimes discussed in a companion paper. Small oscillations are encountered at low values of the normal load and they are possibly caused by random surface irregularities. The vibration characteristics are changed when transition occurs from steady state friction. When the normal load is further increased, self-excited periodic vibrations are produced. The spectra of the oscillations are related to the modal frequencies. Self-excited vibrations are analyzed on the basis of the experimental data.


Author(s):  
Jochen Rau

Even though the general framework of statistical mechanics is ultimately targeted at the description of macroscopic systems, it is illustrative to apply it first to some simple systems: a harmonic oscillator, a rotor, and a spin in a magnetic field. These applications serve to illustrate how a key function associated with the Gibbs state, the so-called partition function, is calculated in practice, how the entropy function is obtained via a Legendre transformation, and how such systems behave in the limits of high and low temperatures. After discussing these simple systems, this chapter considers a first example where multiple constituents are assembled into a macroscopic system: a basic model of a paramagnetic salt. It also investigates the size of energy fluctuations and how—in the case of the paramagnet—these fluctuations scale with the number of constituents.


2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (13) ◽  
pp. 372-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan E. Andrade García ◽  
Alejandra Ferreira de Loza ◽  
Luis T. Aguilar ◽  
Ramón I. Verdés

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