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  • The method of multiple scales

    Consider the Duffing oscillator

    \[\ddot{x} + x + \epsilon x^3 = 0\]

    with boundary conditions $x(0) = 0, \ \dot{x}(0) = 1$.

    To find an approximate analytical solution, we will use the method of multiple scales. Here $\epsilon$ is a small number $(«1)$ and the oscillator is normalized appropriately to... Read more