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1Department of Structural and Theoretical Mechanics, Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, Moscow, Russia.
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Forced harmonic oscillators with Armstrong-Hélouvry friction are analyzed using Poincaré sections and parameter-space basins of attraction, constructed as functions of two parameters of this friction model under fixed initial conditions. The study reveals several notable dynamical features: (i) tongue-like regions of chaotic attractors reminiscent of Arnold tongues associated with periodic responses; (ii) chaotic regimes with fractal basin boundaries; (iii) the emergence of entangled basins in parameter space, indicating extreme sensitivity of attractor selection to frictional micro-mechanics; and (iv) pronounced topological changes in Poincaré sections induced by variations in the Armstrong-Hélouvry parameters. These findings provide new insight into the structure of oscillations in systems governed by the Armstrong-Hélouvry friction model. Numerical simulations are performed using a variable-step Adams-Bashforth-Moulton explicit-implicit scheme combined with multiprecision arithmetic to ensure reliable long-time integration.
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