Abstract
Chaotic intermittency between soliton dynamic states has been found in a perturbed sine-Gordon system in the absence of an external ac driving term. The system is a model of a long Josephson oscillator with constant loss and bias current in an external magnetic field. The results predict the existence of a current step between the first two Fiske steps in the current-voltage characteristic. A simple probability model demonstrates an asymmetry in the statistical nature of the switching in the two directions.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 20 |
Pages (from-to) | 1919-1922 |
ISSN | 0031-9007 |
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Publication status | Published - 1983 |