Nonlinear dynamics and chaos in two coupled nanomechanical resonators

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 16, 2009, Pages

  Karabalin, R B ^a   Cross, M C ^a   Roukes, M L ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 65649130527     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.165309     Document Type: Article

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