Abstract

It is shown that a dynamical system subject to both periodic forcing and random \nperturbation may show a resonance (peak in the power spectrum) which is absent when \neither the forcing or the perturbation is absent.

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Perturbation (astronomy)Forcing (mathematics)Resonance (particle physics)Stochastic resonancePhysicsDynamical systems theoryStatistical physicsSpectral densityMathematicsComputer scienceQuantum mechanicsStatisticsAtmospheric sciencesNoise (video)

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Year
1981
Type
article
Volume
14
Issue
11
Pages
L453-L457
Citations
3548
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Roberto Benzi, Alfonso Sutera, Angelo Vulpiani (1981). The mechanism of stochastic resonance. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General , 14 (11) , L453-L457. https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/14/11/006

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10.1088/0305-4470/14/11/006