Abstract
The collective behavior of an array of nonlinear oscillators is studied. They can be characterized by calculating two macroscopic quantities, the average velocity and the spatial correlation function. The resonant behavior of the average quantity has some similarity with that of a single oscillator. Two kinds of disorder are considered. The natural distribution of pendula lengths can result in different periodic behavior from that of identical oscillators and reduce the frictional coefficient. The impurity can completely change the region of resonant behavior.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1461-1470 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Sciences and Engineering |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - May 2001 |
