Dynamics of a Chain of Springs with Nonconvex Potential Energy

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 651-669

  Cardin, Franco ^a   Favretti, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nonconvex potential energy; Relaxation Oscillation Theory; Springs

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RELAXATION OSCILLATORS; SYSTEM STABILITY; THEOREM PROVING; VISCOSITY;

DUMPED DYNAMICS; DYNAMIC STABILITY;

SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

EID: 0344945506     PISSN: 10812865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081286503031176     Document Type: Article

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