Equilibrium and symmetries of altitudinal magnetic rotors on a circle

J. Cisternas*, M. Navarro, S. Duarte, A. Concha

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Abstract

Macroscopic magnets can easily be manipulated and positioned so that interactions between themselves and with external fields induce interesting dynamics and equilibrium configurations. In this work, we use rotating magnets positioned in a line or at the vertices of a regular polygon. The rotation planes of the magnets can be modified at will. The rich structure of stable and unstable configurations is dictated by symmetry and the side of the polygon. We show that both symmetric solutions and their symmetry-breaking bifurcations can be explained with group theory. Our results suggest that the predicted magnetic textures should emerge at any length scale as long as the interaction is polar, and the system is endowed with the same symmetries.

Original languageEnglish
Article number123120
JournalChaos
Volume32
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2022

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