2017/07/12 by Giuseppe Habib, Habib, Giuseppe, Giuseppe Ilario Cirillo +3 · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD) #Dynamical Systems (math.DS) #FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #math.DS #nlin.CD
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1707.03561
Author preprint version - manuscript under review
arxiv created 2017/09/19 · arxiv updated 2017/09/20
We analyze isolated resonance curves (IRCs) in a single-degree-of-freedom system with nonlinear damping. The adopted procedure exploits singularity theory in conjunction with the harmonic balance method. The analysis unveils a geometrical connection between the topology of the damping force and IRCs. Specifically, we demonstrate that extremas and zeros of the damping force correspond to the appearance and merging of IRCs.