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We consider the application of topological methods (such as knot, braid and Nielsen-Thurston theory) to transient, rather than periodic, orbits of periodically-forced nonlinear oscillators. The methods are restricted to systems with a three-dimensional phase space.
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Si considera l'applicazione di metodi topologici (basati sulle teorie dei nodi, delle trecce e di Nielsen-Thurston) allo studio delle orbite transitorie, piuttosto che stazionarie, di oscillatori nonlineari forzati periodicamente. Tali applicazioni sono ristrette a sistemi aventi spazio delle fasi tridimensionale.
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Bishop, S.R., McRobie, F.A. Topological methods for transients of driven systems. Meccanica 31, 225–234 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00426989
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