On the multi-scale analysis of strongly nonlinear forced oscillators (Q1069327)

We consider the resonant response of strongly nonlinear oscillators of the form \(\ddot u+2\epsilon \eta \dot u+mu+\epsilon f(u)=2\epsilon p\cos \Omega t\), where \(f(u)\) is an odd nonlinearity, \(\epsilon\) need not be small, and \(m=-1,0,\) or \(+1\). Approximate solutions are obtained using a multiple-scale approach with two procedural steps which differ from the usual ones: (1) the detuning is introduced in the square of the excitation frequency \(\Omega\) and as a deviation from the so called backbone curve and (2) a new expansion parameter \(\alpha =\alpha (\epsilon)\) is defined, enabling accurate low order solutions to be obtained for the strongly nonlinear case.