Localized and periodic waves with discreteness effects (Q1269827)

The following equation is considered for time \(t\) and real \(x\): \(\rho{\partial^{2}u\over\partial t^2}-T{\partial^{2}u\over\partial x^2}+ 2f(u) \sum_{k=-\infty}^{\infty}\delta({x\over \varepsilon}-1-2k)= q({x\over\varepsilon},x,t)\), where \(u(x/\varepsilon,x,t)\) is the transverse displacement, \(\rho\) and \(T\) are uniform density and tension of the string, \(f(u)=\alpha_{1}u-\alpha_{2}u^{3}\) (\(\alpha_{1},\alpha_{2}\geq 0\)) is the nonlinear characteristic of the stiffness, and the external distributed load is supposed in the form \(q({x\over\varepsilon},x,t)=H(x)\cos ({k\pi x\over 2\varepsilon})\cos \omega t\). The external force and response possess ``fast'' and ``slow'' spatial scales, defined by the small parameter \(0<\varepsilon\ll 1\). The problem is analyzed by using regular perturbation technique and harmonic balance method. The analytic solution is compared to numerical integrations of the equation of motion.