On the use of Jacobi elliptic functions for modelling the response of antisymmetric oscillators with a constant restoring force (Q2212029)

The paper is devoted to modelling the response of conservative antisymmetric constant force oscillator \[ \frac{d^2x}{dt^2}+\text{sgn}(x)=0 \] in terms of Jacobi elliptic functions. Two different approaches are developed. The first one starts from the known period of vibrations and the solution for motion expressed in terms of Jacobi elliptic functions. The second approach derives the expression for the velocity and motion starting from the expression for the acceleration in terms of the Jacobi elliptic functions.