This document discusses hunting and damping in synchronous motors. It defines hunting as the phenomenon where the rotor has to search for its equilibrium position after a sudden load change. Hunting can be caused by sudden changes in load, field current, load harmonics, or supply faults. Effects of hunting include potential loss of synchronism, mechanical stresses, increased losses and temperatures, and surges in current and power. Damping refers to the dissipation of energy from cyclic stresses in a material or system. Damping in machines comes from material damping due to construction materials and interfacial slip damping from joints and bolted connections, with interfacial damping providing most of the total damping.