Abstract
Gyroscopic stabilization of a linear conservative system, which is statically unstable, can be either improved or destroyed by weak damping and circulatory forces. This is governed by Whitney umbrella singularity of the boundary of the asymptotic stability domain of the perturbed system.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 204-210 |
Journal | Physics Letters A |
Volume | 359 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 23 Jun 2006 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Nov 2006 |
Keywords
- Gyroscopic stabilization
- non-conservative perturbationn multiple eigenvaluen
- stability boundary
- singularity