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Experimental Observation of Classical Dynamical Monodromy
Physical Review Letters
  • M. P. Nerem
  • D. Salmon
  • S. Aubin
  • John B. Delos, William & Mary
Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Physics
Pub Date
3-1-2018
Publisher
American Physical Society
Abstract

A Hamiltonian system is said to have nontrivial monodromy if its fundamental action-angle loops do not return to their initial topological state at the end of a closed circuit in angular momentum-energy space. This process has been predicted to have consequences which can be seen in dynamical systems, called dynamical monodromy. Using an apparatus consisting of a spherical pendulum subject to magnetic potentials and torques, we observe nontrivial monodromy by the associated topological change in the evolution of a loop of trajectories.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.134301
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Citation Information
M. P. Nerem, D. Salmon, S. Aubin and John B. Delos. "Experimental Observation of Classical Dynamical Monodromy" Physical Review Letters Vol. 120 Iss. 13 (2018)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-delos/40/