Constructive proof of the existence of periodic solutions to the Duffing equation (Q1387458)

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Constructive proof of the existence of periodic solutions to the Duffing equation
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    Constructive proof of the existence of periodic solutions to the Duffing equation (English)
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    8 April 1999
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    The authors consider the periodic boundary value problem \[ {c} x''(t) + Cx'(t) +g(t,x(t)) = e(t), \;t \in \mathbb{R}, \quad x(0) -x(2\pi) = x'(0) - x'(2\pi) = 0, \] where \(g\) is continuous, of class \(C^{1}\) with respect to \(x\) and \(2\pi\)-periodic with respect to \(t\), \(C\in \mathbb{R}\) and \(e\) is continuous and \(2\pi\)-periodic. Under a well-known additional assumption on \(g'_{x}(t,x)\), related to a suitable interaction of this function with the eigenvalues of the corresponding linear homogeneous problem, the authors provide a constructive proof of the existence of a unique \(2\pi\)-periodic solution to the previous problem, computing such solution. This result is illustrated with two graphical concrete examples.
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    Duffing equation
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    periodic solutions
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    existence
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    uniqueness
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    constructive methods
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    numerical analysis
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