APPLICATIONS OF THE MATHIEU EQUATION

Authors
RUBY L
Citation
L. Ruby, APPLICATIONS OF THE MATHIEU EQUATION, American journal of physics, 64(1), 1996, pp. 39-44
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
American journal of physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029505
Volume
64
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
39 - 44
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9505(1996)64:1<39:AOTME>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The properties of the Mathieu equation are reviewed in order to discus s some of the applications that have appeared in recent years. Those m entioned are: vibrations in an elliptic drum, the inverted pendulum, t he radio frequency quadrupole, frequency modulation, stability of a fl oating body, alternating gradient focusing, the Paul trap for charged particles, and the mirror trap for neutral particles. (C) 1996 America n Association of Physics Teachers.