Recurrence recovery in heterogeneous Fermi--Pasta--Ulam--Tsingou systems

The computational investigation of Fermi, Pasta, Ulam, and Tsingou of arrays of nonlinearly coupled oscillators has led to a wealth of studies in nonlinear dynamics. Most studies of oscillator arrays have considered homogeneous oscillators, even though there are inherent heterogeneities between {ind...

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Main Authors Li, Zidu, Porter, Mason A, Choubey, Bhaskar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.03.2023
Subjects
Mathematics - Dynamical Systems
Physics - Chaotic Dynamics
Physics - Pattern Formation and Solitons
Physics - Statistical Mechanics
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Summary:The computational investigation of Fermi, Pasta, Ulam, and Tsingou of arrays of nonlinearly coupled oscillators has led to a wealth of studies in nonlinear dynamics. Most studies of oscillator arrays have considered homogeneous oscillators, even though there are inherent heterogeneities between {individual} oscillators in real-world arrays. Well-known FPUT phenomena, such as energy recurrence, can break down in such heterogeneous systems. In this paper, we present an approach -- the use of structured heterogeneities -- to recover recurrence in FPUT systems in the presence of oscillator heterogeneities. We examine oscillator variabilities in FPUT systems with cubic nonlinearities, and we demonstrate that centrosymmetry in oscillator arrays may be an important source of recurrence.
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2303.16403