Q10E

Question

Undamped oscillators that are driven at resonance have unusual (and nonphysical) solutions.

  1. To investigate this, find the synchronous solution AcosΩt+BsinΩt to the generic forced oscillator equation (7)my''+by'+ky=cosΩt.
  2. Sketch graphs of the coefficients A and B, as functions of Ω for m=1,b=0.1,k=25.
  3. Now set b=0 in your formulas for A and B and re-sketch the graphs in part (b), with m=1, and k=25. What happens at Ω=5? Notice that the amplitudes of the synchronous solutions grow without bound as Ω approaches 5.
  4. Show directly, by substituting the form AcosΩt+BsinΩt into equation (7), that when b=0 there are no synchronous solutions if Ω=k/m.
  5. Verify that (2mΩ)-1tsinΩt solves equation (7) when b=0 and Ω=k/m

Notice that this nonsynchronous solution grows in time, without bound.

Clearly one cannot neglect damping in analyzing an oscillator forced at resonance, because otherwise the solutions, as shown in part (e), are nonphysical. This behavior will be studied later in this chapter.

Step-by-Step Solution

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a. The value of A=k-mΩ2k-mΩ22+b2Ω2 and B=bΩk-mΩ22+b2Ω2

b. The graph will be:

 

c. The re-sketched graph will be:


d. The system does not have synchronous solutions when b=0 and Ω=km then k=25.

e. The given y=(2mΩ)-1tsinΩt is a non-synchronous solution and it grows in time without any bound.

1Step 1: Differentiate the given equation

Given differential equation is my''+by'+ky=cosΩt

 

Let y=AcosΩt+BsinΩt then

  y'=-AΩsinΩt+BΩsinΩty''=-AΩ2cosΩt-BΩ2sinΩt

2Step 2: Substitute the values

Substitute these in the differential equations and find the solution:

                                                                         my''+by'+ky=-mΩ2(AcosΩt+BsinΩt)+bΩ(-AsinΩt+BcosΩt)+k(AcosΩt+BsinΩt)-AmΩ2+BbΩ+AkcosΩt+-BmΩ2-AbΩ+BksinΩ=cosΩt

  

Compare the coefficients on both sides:

 -AmΩ2+BbΩ+Ak=1   Ak-mΩ2+BbΩ=1   Bk-mΩ2-AbΩ=0

3Step 3: Finding the A, B

By solving these two equations one can get

 A=k-mΩ2k-mΩ22+b2Ω2 and B=bΩk-mΩ22+b2Ω2.

 

Now b=0.1 with m=1 and k=25 then the graph is shown below blue color gives A graph and blue color is B graph. And here A and B is taken along y-axis and Ω is taken along x-axis


4Step 4: Finding the A, B

If b=0,m=1,k=25 Then,

A=25-Ω225-Ω22+0×Ω2125-Ω2


And

 B=0×Ω25-Ω22+02×Ω2B=0

  

And if Ω=5 then the solution does not exist for this system


5Step 5: Check the equation is synchronous or not

From part (a) we have A and  B

A=k-mΩ2k-mΩ22+b2Ω2 

 

And

B=bΩk-mΩ22+b2Ω2 

 

And if b=0 and Ω=km then k=25. So, the system does not have synchronous solutions.

6Step 6: Substitute the values in differential equation

Let (y=(2mΩ)-1tsinΩt) then

 y'=(2mΩ)-1(sinΩt+ΩtcosΩt)y''=(2mΩ)-12ΩcosΩt-Ω2tsinΩt 

  

Substitute these in the differential equation

 my''+ky=m×(2mΩ)-12ΩcosΩt-Ω2tsinΩt+k×(2mΩ)-1tsinΩt

 

Substitute Ω=km 

                    =(2Ω)-12ΩcosΩt-Ω2tsinΩt+(2Ω)-1tsinΩt=cosΩt


Therefore y=(2mΩ)-1tsinΩt is a non-synchronous solution and it grows in time without any bound.