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We review some recent results surrounding a general mechanism for producing chaotic behavior in periodically kicked oscillators. The key geometric ideas are illustrated via a simple linear shear model.
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Lin, K.K., Young, LS. Dynamics of periodically kicked oscillators. J. Fixed Point Theory Appl. 7, 291–312 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11784-010-0025-9
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