On the dynamical stability of the hovering magnetic top

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 214-224

  Gov, S ^a   Shtrikman, S ^a   Thomas, H ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

01.50.Wg; 46.10.+z; 85.70.Rp; 85.70.Yv; Levitron; Magnetic levitation; Magnetic top; U CAS

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039656231     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2789(98)00282-6     Document Type: Article

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