Galerkin approach to approximate solutions of some nonlinear oscillator equations
Journal article, 2010

An analysis based on the Galerkin method is given of some nonlinear oscillator equations that have been analyzed by several other methods, including harmonic balance and direct variational methods. The present analysis is shown to provide simple yet accurate approximate solutions of these nonlinear equations and illustrates the usefulness and the power of the Galerkin method. (C) 2010 American Association of Physics Teachers. [DOI: 10.1119/1.3429974]

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simple pendulum

amplitude

Author

Dan Anderson

Chalmers, Department of Radio and Space Science, Non-Linear Electrodynamics

M. Desaix

University of Borås

Mietek Lisak

Chalmers, Department of Radio and Space Science, Non-Linear Electrodynamics

Joel Rasch

Chalmers, Department of Radio and Space Science, Non-Linear Electrodynamics

American Journal of Physics

0002-9505 (ISSN) 19432909 (eISSN)

Vol. 78 9 920-924

Subject Categories

Physical Sciences

DOI

10.1119/1.3429974

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