Bistability
In a dynamical system, bistability means the system has two stable equilibrium states. Something that is bistable can be resting in either of two states. An example of a mechanical device which is bistable is a light switch. The switch lever is designed to rest in the "on" or "off" position, but not between the two. Bistable behavior can occur in mechanical linkages, electronic circuits, nonlinear optical systems, chemical reactions, and physiological and biological systems.
Bistability - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quality of a system having two stable equilibrium states For electronics, see Flip-flop (electronics) and Multivibrator . A graph of the potential energy of a bistable system; it has two local minima x 1 {\displaystyle x_{1}} and x 2 {\displaystyle x_{2}} . A surface shaped like this with two "low points" can act as a bistable system; a ball resting on the surface can only be stable at those two positions, such as balls marked "1" and "2". Between the two is a local maximum x 3 {\displaystyle x_{3}} . A ball located
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