1981Journal of Physics A Mathematical and GeneralOpen access

The mechanism of stochastic resonance

Roberto Benzi, Alfonso Sutera, Angelo Vulpiani

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It is shown that a dynamical system subject to both periodic forcing and random perturbation may show a resonance (peak in the power spectrum) which is absent when either the forcing or the perturbation is absent.

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It is shown that a dynamical system subject to both periodic forcing and random perturbation may show a resonance (peak in the power spectrum) which is absent when either the forcing or the perturbation is absent.

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It is shown that a dynamical system subject to both periodic forcing and random perturbation may show a resonance (peak in the power spectrum) which is absent when either the forcing or the perturbation is absent.

Key concepts: Perturbation (astronomy), Forcing (mathematics), Resonance (particle physics), Stochastic resonance, Physics, Dynamical systems theory, Statistical physics, Spectral density

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