RESEARCH ARTICLE


The Dynamics of One Way Coupling in a System of Nonlinear Mathieu Equations



Alexander Bernstein1, Richard Rand2, *, Robert Meller3
1 Center for Applied Mathematics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
2 Dept. of Mathematics and Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
3 Cornell Lab for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA

Article Information


Identifiers and Pagination:

Year: 2018
Volume: 12
First Page: 108
Last Page: 123
Publisher Id: TOMEJ-12-108
DOI: 10.2174/1874155X01812010108

Article History:

Received Date: 20/12/2017
Revision Received Date: 21/03/2018
Acceptance Date: 04/04/2018
Electronic publication date: 30/04/2018
Collection year: 2018

© 2018 Bernstein et al.

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* Address correspondence to this authors at the Dept. of Mathematics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA; Tel: 607 255 8198; E-mails: rhr2@cornell.edu, rrand1@twcny.rr.com


Abstract

Background:

This paper extends earlier research on the dynamics of two coupled Mathieu equations by introducing nonlinear terms and focusing on the effect of one-way coupling. The studied system of n equations models the motion of a train of n particle bunches in a circular particle accelerator.

Objective:

The goal is to determine (a) the system parameters which correspond to bounded motion, and (b) the resulting amplitudes of vibration for parameters in (a).

Method:

We start the investigation by examining two coupled equations and then generalize the results to any number of coupled equations. We use a perturbation method to obtain a slow flow and calculate its nontrivial fixed points to determine steady state oscillations.

Results:

The perturbation method reveals the existence of an upper bound on the amplitude of steady state oscillations.

Conclusion:

The model predicts how many bunches may be included in a train before instability occurs.

Keywords: Parametric vibrations, Coupled oscillators, Mathieu’s equation, Synchrotron, Bifurcation theory, Perturbation methods.