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Euler-Bernoulli beam theory is widely used to successfully predict the linear dynamics of micro- and nano-cantilever beams. However, its capacity to characterize the nonlinear dynamics of these devices has not yet been rigorously assessed,…

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Localized vibrations, arising from nonlinearities or symmetry breaking, pose a challenge in engineering, as the resulting high-amplitude vibrations may result in component failure due to fatigue. During operation, the emergence of…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-05-16 Charlotte Geier , Norbert Hoffmann

On-chip optical nonreciprocal devices are vital components for integrated photonic systems and scalable quantum information processing. Nonlinear optical isolators and circulators have attracted considerable attention because of their…

Optics · Physics 2022-11-18 Rui-Kai Pan , Lei Tang , Keyu Xia , Franco Nori

In this work, we experimentally investigate the dynamics of pairs of opto-thermally driven, mechanically coupled, doubly clamped, silicon micromechanical oscillators, and numerically investigate the dynamics of the corresponding…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2022-05-04 Aditya Bhaskar , Mark Walth , Richard H. Rand , Alan T. Zehnder

We examine the stick-slip fluctuating response of a rough massive non-rotating cylinder moving on a rough inclined groove which is submitted to weak external perturbations and which is maintained well below the angle of repose. The…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 E. J. R. Parteli , M. A. F. Gomes , V. P. Brito

We show that the natural resonant frequency of a suspended flexible string is significantly modified (by one order of magnitude) by adding a freely pivoting attached mass at its lower end. This articulated system then exhibits complex…

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In this study we demonstrate a self-oscillating acoustic meta-atom functioning as an amplifying transistor, where a steady external flow serves as a control signal to switch between reflective (off-state) and transmissive (on-state)…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-08-25 Alexander K. Stoychev , Xinxin Guo , Ulrich Kuhl , Nicolas Noiray

It is well known that the dynamics of a Hamiltonian system depends crucially on whether or not it possesses nonlinear resonances. In the generic case, the set of nonlinear resonances consists of independent clusters of resonantly…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2009-01-16 Miguel D. Bustamante , Elena Kartashova

We experimentally demonstrate the broad tunability of the main features of optical localized structures (LS) in a nonlinear interferometer. By discussing how a single LS depends on the system spatial frequency bandwidth, we show that a…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2009-11-07 P. L Ramazza , E. Benkler , S. Boccaletti , U. Bortolozzo , S. Ducci , F. T. Arecchi

Within the framework of the frozen temperature approximation we develop a strongly-nonlinear theory of one-dimensional pattern formation during directional solidification of binary mixture under nonequilibrium segregation. In the case of…

adap-org · Physics 2007-05-23 I. A. Lubshevsky , V. V. Gafiychuk , M. G. Keijan

Autonomous oscillators, such as clocks and lasers, produce periodic signals \emph{without} any external frequency reference. In order to sustain stable periodic motions, there needs to be external energy supply as well as nonlinearity built…

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The study deals with a rotor-stator contact inducing vibration in rotating machinery. A numerical rotor-stator system, including a non-linear bearing with Hertz contact and clearance is considered. To determine the non-linear responses of…

General Physics · Physics 2012-09-28 Jean-Jacques Sinou , Fabrice Thouverez

A theoretical and experimental investigation is presented on the intermodal coupling between the flexural vibration modes of a single clamped-clamped beam. Nonlinear coupling allows an arbitrary flexural mode to be used as a self-detector…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-09-14 H. J. R. Westra , M. Poot , H. S. J. van der Zant , W. J. Venstra

We study the dynamics of a classical nonlinear oscillator subject to noise and driven by a sinusoidal force. In particular, we give an analytical identification of the mechanisms responsible for the supernarrow peaks observed recently in…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2016-01-20 J. Plata

Driven nonlinear oscillators constitute a universal paradigm for understanding synchronization, frequency pulling, and frequency comb formation in nonequilibrium systems. Here, we realize such an emergent nonlinear oscillator in strongly…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-03-13 Dixith Manchaiah , William J. Watterson , Christopher L. Holloway

We study magnetoresistivity oscillations in a high-mobility two-dimensional electron system subject to both microwave and dc electric fields. First, we observe that the oscillation amplitude is a periodic function of the inverse magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. T. Hatke , H. -S. Chiang , M. A. Zudov , L. N. Pfeiffer , K. W. West

We study the nonlinear wave dynamics of one-dimensional chains of polycatenated rings. These interlocked structures support amplitude-dependent nonlinear wave propagation driven by tensile activation and internal structural flexibility,…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-05-25 Xiaoxiao Xiong , Reo Yanagi , Tingtao Zhou , Chiara Daraio

Nano- and micromechanical oscillators with high quality (Q) factors have gained much attention for their potential application as ultrasensitive detectors. In contrast to micro-fabricated devices, optically trapped nanoparticles in vacuum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-12-10 Jan Gieseler , Lukas Novotny , Romain Quidant

Nonlinear systems are capable of displaying complex behavior even if this is the result of a small number of interacting time scales. A widely studied case is when complex dynamics emerges out of a nonlinear system being forced by a simple…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2015-06-01 Leandro M. Alonso

We report experimental observation of the shear thickening oscillation, i.e. the spontaneous macroscopic oscillation in the shear flow of severe shear thickening fluid. The shear thickening oscillation is caused by the interplay between the…

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