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Modeling the Synchrotron: An Exploration of Delay-Coupled Nonlinear Mathieu Equations

dc.contributor.authorBernstein, Alexander
dc.contributor.chairRand, Richard Herbert
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGuckenheimer, John Mark
dc.contributor.committeeMemberStrogatz, Steven H.
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-26T14:16:24Z
dc.date.available2018-04-26T14:16:24Z
dc.date.issued2017-08-30
dc.description.abstractA synchrotron is a circular particle accelerator where beams of electrons are maintained at high velocity. Each beam contains clusters of electrons called ``bunches,'' and we model the vertical displacement of each bunch as simple harmonic motion with parametric excitation, i.e. the Mathieu equation. Different types of coupling are accounted for, including one that only takes effect after one orbit, which we model using delay terms; the resulting model is a system of delay-differential equations. Nonlinear and damping terms are also included to make the model more realistic and the dynamics more rich. Variations of this core model are examined using perturbation methods and checked against numerical integration.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7298/X42N50F5
dc.identifier.otherBernstein_cornellgrad_0058F_10441
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/cornellgrad:10441
dc.identifier.otherbibid: 10361483
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/56806
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectApplied mathematics
dc.subjectAccelerator
dc.subjectDelay
dc.subjectMathieu
dc.subjectPerturbation
dc.subjectStability
dc.subjectParticle physics
dc.subjectNonlinear
dc.titleModeling the Synchrotron: An Exploration of Delay-Coupled Nonlinear Mathieu Equations
dc.typedissertation or thesis
dcterms.licensehttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/59810
thesis.degree.disciplineApplied Mathematics
thesis.degree.grantorCornell University
thesis.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy
thesis.degree.namePh. D., Applied Mathematics

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