Not true. It depends on the strength and reciprocity of the coupling.
If essentially equal as with the metronomes which are coupled pendulums
(the math exists for this), the systems will come to some combination
frequency, though as has been mentioned in a many-oscillator system
there may be multiple solutions.
The TV oscillator example is different as the driving source is not
influenced by the locked oscillator.
Now, can we lock multiple atomic oscillators together into a
super-accurate ensemble?
David
On 9/13/13 10:13 PM, Bill Hawkins wrote:
Maybe not. We need the math that describes the phenomenon, but it
won't come from me.
Consider the way that television sync pulses synchronized the sweep
oscillators. The pulse has to get there before the oscillator cycles
on its own. Similarly, the movement of the common base has to occur
before a metronome clicks by itself.
The devices synchronize to the fastest metronome, or they can't all
synchronize.
Bill Hawkins
-----Original Message-----
From: David McGaw
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 7:11 PM
Compromise.
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