2 papers
physics.ed-ph2025
Demonstrating Dynamic Stability in Paul Traps: Exploring Rotating Saddles with Liquid Nitrogen Droplets
Laurel Barnett, Aidan Carey, Robert Hart +3
Rotating saddle potentials provide a compelling visual demonstration of dynamic stability, widely used in undergraduate physics as mechanical analogs to the RF Paul trap. Tradition…
physics.atom-ph2025
The asymmetric rotating saddle potential as a mechanical analog to the RF Paul trap
Aidan Carey, Laurel Barnett, Robert Hart +3
Under specific conditions, a rotating saddle potential can confine the motion of a particle on its surface. This time-varying hyperbolic potential shares key characteristics with t…