PDM Damped-Driven Oscillators: Exact Solvability, Classical States Crossings, and Self-Crossings

Within the standard Lagrangian and Hamiltonian setting, we consider a position-dependent mass (PDM) classical particle performing a damped driven oscillatory (DDO) motion under the influence of a conservative harmonic oscillator force field $V\left( x\right) =\frac{1}{2}\omega ^{2}Q\left( x\right) x^{2}$ and subjected to a Rayleigh dissipative force field $\mathcal{R}\left( x,\dot{x}\right) =\frac{1}{2}b\,m\left( x\right) \dot{x}^{2}$ in the presence of an external periodic (non-autonomous) force $F\left( t\right) =F_{\circ }\,\cos \left( \Omega t\right) $. Where, the correlation between the coordinate deformation $\sqrt{Q(x)}$ and the velocity deformation $\sqrt{m(x)}$ is governed by a point canonical transformation $q\left( x\right) =\int \sqrt{m\left( x\right) }dx=\sqrt{%Q\left( x\right) }x$. Two illustrative examples are used: a non-singular PDM-DDO, and a power-law PDM-DDO models. Classical-states $\{x(t),p(t)\}$ crossings are analysed and reported. Yet, we observed/reported that as a classical state $\{x_{i}(t),p_{i}(t)\}$ evolves in time it may cross itself at an earlier and/or a later time/s.

OSCILLATIONS OF A PULSE LOADED OSCILLATOR WITH A SQUARE RESISTANCE IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE DISSIPATIVE FORCE

The unsteady oscillations of a dissipative oscillator caused by an instantaneous impulse of the force are described. The case is considered when the dissipative force consists of quadratic viscous resistance and dry friction, and the theoretical results are generalized to the case of the sum of three forces. The third is the force of positional friction. Formulas for calculating the ranges of oscillations have been constructed In this case, the Lambert function of negative and positive arguments is used. It is a tabulated special function. Its value can also be calculated using its known approximations in elementary functions. It is shown that, due to the action of the dissipative force, the process of post-pulse oscillations consists of a finite number of cycles and is limited in time. This is due to the presence of dry friction among the resistance components. Examples of calculations that illustrate the possibilities of the stated theory are given. In order to check the reliability of the derived calculation formulas, numerical computer integration of the differential equation of motion was also carried out. The convergence of the numerical results obtained by two different methods is shown. Thus, it has been confirmed that with the help of analytical solutions it is possible to find the extreme displacements of the oscillator without numerically solving its nonlinear differential equation of motion. Using Lambert function and the first integral of the equation of motion made it possible to derive precise calculation formulas for determining the range of oscillations caused by the pulsed load of the oscillator. The derived formulas are suitable for calculating the value of the instantaneous impulse applied to the oscillator, which refers to the inverse problems of mechanics. Thus, by measuring the maximum displacement of the oscillator, it is possible to identify the initial velocity or instantaneous impulse applied to the oscillator. The performed numerical computer integration of the output differential equation confirmed the adequacy of the obtained analytical solutions, which concern not only direct, but also inverse problems of dynamics.

Uniformly moving non-singular dislocations with elliptical core shape in anisotropic media

To allow for “relativistic”-like core contraction effects, an anisotropic regularization of steadily moving straight dislocations of arbitrary orientation is introduced, with two scale parameters [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] along the direction of motion and transverse to it, respectively. The dislocation core shape is an ellipse. When [Formula: see text], the model reduces to the Peierls–Eshelby dislocation, the fields of which are non-differentiable on the slip plane. For finite [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], fields are everywhere differentiable. Applying the author’s so-called “causal” Stroh formalism to the model, explicit expressions for the regularized fields in anisotropic elasticity are derived for any velocity. For faster-than-wave velocities, Mach-cone angles are found insensitive to the ratio [Formula: see text], as must be. However, the larger [Formula: see text], the weaker the intensity of the cone branches. An expression is given for the radiative dissipative force opposed to motion. From this expression, it is inferred that the concept of a “radiation-free” intersonic velocity can, when not applicable, be replaced by that of a “least-radiation” velocity.

Quons in a quantum dissipative system

String theory proves to be an imperative tool to explore the critical behavior of the quantum dissipative system. We discuss the quantum particles moving in two dimensions, in the presence of a uniform magnetic field, subject to a periodic potential and a dissipative force, which are described by the dissipative Wannier–Azbel–Hofstadter (DWAH) model. Using string theory formulation of the model, we find that the elementary excitations of the system at the generic points of the off-critical regions, in the zero temperature limit are quons, which satisfy [Formula: see text]-deformed statistics.