TY - JOUR
T1 - Harmonic oscillator with fluctuating mass
AU - Gitterman, Moshe
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - We generalize the previously considered cases of a harmonic oscillator subject to a random force (Brownian motion), or having random frequency, or random damping. We consider here a random mass which corresponds to an oscillator where the particles of the surrounding medium adhere to the oscillator for some (random) time after collision, thereby changing the oscillator mass. Such a model is appropriate to chemical and biological solutions as well as to some nano-technological devices. The first moment and stability conditions for white and dichotomous noise are analyzed.
AB - We generalize the previously considered cases of a harmonic oscillator subject to a random force (Brownian motion), or having random frequency, or random damping. We consider here a random mass which corresponds to an oscillator where the particles of the surrounding medium adhere to the oscillator for some (random) time after collision, thereby changing the oscillator mass. Such a model is appropriate to chemical and biological solutions as well as to some nano-technological devices. The first moment and stability conditions for white and dichotomous noise are analyzed.
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/9a6599e3-ebad-37f4-a0f3-4c075ace99de/
U2 - 10.4236/jmp.2011.210140
DO - 10.4236/jmp.2011.210140
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SN - 2153-1196
VL - 2
SP - 1136
EP - 1140
JO - journal of modern physics
JF - journal of modern physics
IS - 10
M1 - 8051
ER -