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Time-bandwidth Study of Non-classically Damped, Linear, Time-invariant Coupled Oscillators with Closely Spaced Modes

Luis M. Baldelomar Pinto·Alireza Mojahed·Sobhan Mohammadi·Keegan J. Moore·Lawrence A. Bergman·Alexander F. Vakakis
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In dynamics and vibrations, the concept of bandwidth for linear time-invariant systems is widely recognized as a measure of the dispersion of frequency content around resonance. Similarly, the time constant is associated with the rate of energy decay in the time domain. Notably, the time-bandwidth limit for such systems is unity, indicating that achieving sharp frequency localization while simultaneously maintaining a slow energy decay is not feasible, nor is it possible to achieve a broad frequency spread while preserving a rapid energy decay. However, the time-bandwidth concept does not have a well-defined application to multi-degree of freedom systems characterized by strong modal interactions. This research aims to develop a comprehensive time and bandwidth concept for a linear two-DOF system with significant modal interactions. We focus on a non-classically damped system, which facilitates complex mode interactions, and we investigate how the definition of bandwidth and time constant can be applied to account for the slow dynamics observed in energy decay. By examining this system under various parameters, we gain insights into the energy decay behavior at specific time-bandwidth product regimes. Our analytical results are validated through experiments. Our findings elucidate the implications of the time-bandwidth product for a linear multi-DOF system's response and provide valuable insights into the influence of modal interactions on energy decay.

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Luis M. Baldelomar Pinto, Alireza Mojahed, Sobhan Mohammadi, Keegan J. Moore, Lawrence A. Bergman, Alexander F. Vakakis. 2026-04-01. Time-bandwidth Study of Non-classically Damped, Linear, Time-invariant Coupled Oscillators with Closely Spaced Modes. https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.00427

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