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1School of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Abstract:
Environmental noise can lead to complex stochastic dynamical behavior in nonlinear systems. In this paper, we studied the phenomenon of a pair of Van der Pol (VDP) oscillators with direct-indirect coupling affected by Gaussian white noise. That is to say, a noise-induced equilibrium transition oscillation was observed in three types of different parameter regions, where the deterministic system had two kinds of stable equilibrium points. Meanwhile, with the noise intensity increasing, we found that the stochastic system will constantly switch between two stable equilibrium points. To analyze the stochastic behavior, we used the stochastic sensitivity equation and confidence ellipse method. When the confidence ellipsoid crossed the boundary of the attraction basin of the equilibrium point, the system entered into the state of stochastic mixed-mode oscillations, which was consistent with the simulation results.
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