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On the small--amplitude approximation to the differential equation $\ddot{x}+(1+\dot{x}^{2})x=0$

Mathematical Physics 2010-01-13 v2 math.MP

Abstract

We obtain the radius of convergence of the small--amplitude approximation to the period of the nonlinear oscillator x¨+(1+x˙2)x=0\ddot{x}+(1+\dot{x}^{2})x=0 with the initial conditions x(0)=Ax(0)=A and x˙(0)=0\dot{x}(0)=0 and show that the inverted perturbation series appears to converge smoothly from below.

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@article{arxiv.0907.3505,
  title  = {On the small--amplitude approximation to the differential equation $\ddot{x}+(1+\dot{x}^{2})x=0$},
  author = {Francisco M. Fernández},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.3505},
  year   = {2010}
}