Balancing a vertical stick on a stochastically driven horizontal plate : a variation on the Kapitza effect
Chaotic Dynamics
2024-07-08 v1
Abstract
We consider the trick of balancing a vertical stick on a horizontal plate. It is shown that the horizontal stochastic driving of the point of contact can prevent the stick from falling provided that the stochasticity is that of a coloured noise with a correlation strength stronger than a critical value.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2407.04112,
title = {Balancing a vertical stick on a stochastically driven horizontal plate : a variation on the Kapitza effect},
author = {Nachiketh M and J K Bhattacharjee},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.04112},
year = {2024}
}
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5 pages, 1 figure