Mechanical analog of an over-damped Josephson junction

• Published in: European journal of physics Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 55042 - 10
• Main Authors: Luca, R De, Giordano, A, D'Acunto, I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Analogue; Josephson junction; Josephson junctions; Mathematical analysis; Newtonian mechanics; Pendulums; simple pendulum; Torque

An over-damped pendulum can be adopted as a mechanical analogue of an over-damped Josephson junction (JJ). The basic equations leading to the driving torque versus the time average of the angular frequency are studied. The mechanical analogue can be used to provide additional insight into the curren...