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chads108

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on: Jul 14, 2018
What distinguishes a forcing from a perturbation?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Are all equilibrium states stable? Why or why not?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


lkanara2

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A temporary disturbance of a system is called perturbation, while a more persistent disturbance of a system is called a forcing.

Answer to Question 2

The equilibrium states of a system can be represented as peaks (unstable) and valleys (stable). On disturbance, the system returns to stable equilibrium states but moves away from unstable equilibrium states. A system with a single feedback loop has a stable equilibrium state if the feedback loop is negative and an unstable equilibrium if the feedback loop is positive.


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