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Tuesday 21 Jan 2020: Dynamics Seminar: Stabilisation of cyclic processes by slowly varying forcing
Julian Newman - University of Exeter
Harrison 103 13:30-15:30
We develop a mathematical framework for phase stability of systems with slowly varying phase dynamics, in terms of slow-fast finite-time dynamical systems. Within this framework, we formalise and generalise the stabilisation phenomenon that is known to occur in Adler equations subject to slowly varying additive forcing. This phenomenon may be regarded as a deterministic and finite-time counterpart to the well-known phenomenon of almost sure asymptotic-time stabilisation of cyclic processes by white noise. Accordingly, our result may have implications for the investigation of the underlying physics behind thermodynamically open oscillatory processes exhibiting phase stability. Joint work with Maxime Lucas and Aneta Stefanovska.
