- Author
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Frey, M. R.
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Simiu, E.
- Title
- Phase Space Flux Ratio as a Measure of Relative Stability.
- Coporate
- Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, PA
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA
- Contract
- ONR-GRANT-N00014-94-0248
ONR-GRANT-N00014-940028
- Book or Conf
- Computation of Stochastic Mechanics, 2nd International Conference. Proceedings. June 13-15, 1994,
Balkema, Rotterdam,
Athens, Greece,
Spanos, P. D., Editors,
113-120 p.,
1995
- Keywords
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building technology
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chaos
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phase space flux
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relative stability
- Abstract
- A new measure of the relative stability of potential wells is proposed based on phase space transport. This measure is described for continuous one-dimensional bistable dynamical systems and contrasted with a measure of relative stability based on the stationary distribution of system state in phase space. The advantages and limitations of the proposed approach to relative stability are discussed and a "blowtorch" theorem is presented.