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We study an inverse problem associated with an eddy current model. We first address the ill-posedness of the inverse problem by proving the compactness of the forward map with respect to the conductivity and the non-uniqueness of the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-08-26 Junqing Chen , Ying Liang , Jun Zou

The standard series expansion for the period of a finite amplitude pendulum as a function of energy (and hence amplitude) provides a lower limit on the period when the series is truncated. An adjustment to the last term in the truncated…

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-07-09 Ian R. Gatland

The Lorentz integral transform method is briefly reviewed. The issue of the inversion of the transform, and in particular its ill-posedness, is addressed. It is pointed out that the mathematical term ill-posed is misleading and merely due…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2010-05-07 N. Barnea , V. D. Efros , W. Leidemann , G. Orlandini

The inverse problem of the calculus of variations consists in determining if the solutions of a given system of second order differential equations correspond with the solutions of the Euler-Lagrange equations for some regular Lagrangian.…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-03-27 María Barbero-Liñán , Marta Farré Puiggalí , David Martín de Diego

This article aims to answer the question, "What is the simplest system that embodies the essence of Foucault's pendulum?" We study a very elementary idealized system that exhibits a precession behavior analogous to the classic pendulum. The…

Popular Physics · Physics 2014-08-19 Praveen S. Bharadhwaj

An effective Lagrangian term for the electron magnetic moment, and more generally electromagnetic form factors, is calculated by considering the background field method. Two Fierz transformations are performed for a one-photon exchange…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-09-22 Fabio L. Braghin

The swinging spring, or elastic pendulum, has a 2:1:1 resonance arising at cubic order in its approximate Lagrangian. The corresponding modulation equations are the well-known three-wave equations that also apply, for example, in…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-07 Darryl D. Holm , Peter Lynch

We study new Legendre transforms in classical mechanics and investigate some of their general properties. The behaviour of the new functions is analyzed under coordinate transformations.When invariance under different kinds of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-10-23 Ginés R. Pérez Teruel

A simple approximation formula is derived here for the dependence of the period of a simple pendulum on amplitude that only requires a pocket calculator and furnishes an error of less than 0.25% with respect to the exact period. It is shown…

Physics Education · Physics 2010-03-12 F M S Lima , P Arun

In the present work, we study the classical behavior of an electric dipole in presence of an external uniform magnetic field. We derive equations and constants of motion from the Lagrangian formulation. We obtain an infinitely periodic…

Classical Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Paulina I. Troncoso , Sergio Curilef

The article concerns the problem if a~given system of differential equations is identical with the Euler--Lagrange system of an~appropriate variational integral. Elementary approach is applied. The main results involve the determination of…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-08-26 Veronika Chrastinova , Vaclav Tryhuk

Consider a periodically forced nonlinear system which can be presented as a collection of smaller subsystems with pairwise interactions between them. Each subsystem is assumed to be a massive point moving with friction on a compact surface,…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2015-09-25 Ivan Polekhin

The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum ($T = 2\pi\sqrt{l/g}$) is a familiar formula to the average first-year physics student. However, deriving this expression from first principles involves solving a non-linear differential…

Physics Education · Physics 2024-08-02 Rodrigo Sánchez-Martínez , Esteban Heredia-Muñoz

The design of robust controllers for triple inverted pendulum systems presents significant challenges due to their inherent instability and nonlinear dynamics. Furthermore, uncertainties in system parameters further complicate the control…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-08 Tohid Kargar Tasooji , Sakineh Khodadadi

The control of devices with limited input always bring attention to solve by research due to its difficulty and non-trival solution. For instance, the inverted pendulum is benchmarking problem in control theory and machine learning. In this…

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We consider a self-interacting scalar field theory in a slowly varying gravitational background field. Using zeta-function regularization and heat-kernel techniques, we derive the one-loop effective Lagrangian up to second order in the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-22 Klaus Kirsten , Guido Cognola , Luciano Vanzo

This paper analyzes the convergence of fixed-point iterations of the form u = f(u) and the properties of the inverse of the related pentadiagonal matrices, associated with the fourth-order nonlinear beam equation. This nonlinear problem is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-04-07 Bakytzhan Kurmanbek , Yogi Erlangga , Yerlan Amanbek

A model of two oscillating pendula placed on a mobile support is studied. Once an overall scheme of equations, under general assumptions, is formulated via the Lagrangian equations of motion, the specific case of absence of escapement is…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-02-23 F Talamucci

In the context of optimal control, we consider the inverse problem of Lagrangian identification given system dynamics and optimal trajectories. Many of its theoretical and practical aspects are still open. Potential applications are very…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-03-21 Edouard Pauwels , Didier Henrion , Jean-Bernard Bernard Lasserre

We introduce a reversible theory of exact entanglement manipulation by establishing a necessary and sufficient condition for state transfer under trace-preserving transformations that completely preserve the positivity of partial transpose…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-12-08 Xin Wang , Yu-Ao Chen , Lei Zhang , Chenghong Zhu