Stability of Levitrons

نویسندگان

  • Holger R. Dullin
  • Robert W. Easton
چکیده

The Levitron is a magnetic spinning top which can levitate in the constant eld of a repelling base magnet. The present work develops an exact theory of the Levitron with six degrees of freedom. The stability of the symmetric relative equilibrium is calculated. The main result is a complete classiication of possible Levitrons that allow for an interval of stable spin rates. Stability of the relative equilibrium is lost in Hamiltonian Hopf bifurcations if either the spin rate is too large or too small.

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تاریخ انتشار 1998