Analytical methods in nonlinear oscillations. Approaches and applications (Q1662967)

The basic aim of this book is to present very recent analytical methods in nonlinear systems, which mainly have been developed during the past few decades. It can be useful for researchers and graduate students, who are pursuing research studies on nonlinear differential equations and systems as well as on nonlinear oscillations, analytical dynamics and applied mathematics. It may also be considered as a broad reference source for those seeking advanced knowledge in the area of nonlinear differential equations and systems. The book consists of seven chapters. The material presented in every chapter is intended to be in-depth and self-contained to ease the understanding of the subject. The contents of all chapters are cohesively divided into two separate main parts, first analytical approaches and then followed by their applications. Initially, the main concept of all analytical methods as well as their highlights and recent developments are brought to the reader's attention. Subsequently, the practical aspects and engineering applications of the analytical methods are covered in the second part, together with a wide range of solved problems. At the end of each chapter, there is a list of corresponding references. Chapter 1 presents an introduction to nonlinear dynamical systems, categorized into different types and input sources. A detailed historical review of nonlinear oscillations with highlights of the main contributions since early 1990 is presented. Parametric oscillation and several well-known types of linear and nonlinear oscillators are discussed. The concept of resonance occurring in nonlinear systems is examined. Real-world modeling of nonlinear systems in different disciplines, namely, global warming, chemical reactions, sociology, structural vibrations, epidemic diseases, and ecology, are developed. Several classical methods for solving nonlinear oscillatory systems and different types of singular points and perturbation methods are discussed in Chapter 2. The concept of parametric excitation and the well-known Hill and Mathieu equations are presented in detail. Fora better understanding of those methods, more than 15 different examples are analyzed and their results are fully discussed. Most semi-analytical techniques, based on the energy balance method and the concept of the energy balance method with its modified versions, are discussed in Chapter 3. The Hamiltonian approach is comprehensively analyzed and the rational energy balance method, as a potent technique for solving nonlinear oscillators, is presented. These techniques are utilized for solving a large number of nonlinear differential equations with applications in nanosystems, structural vibration, and fluid sloshing. Chapter 4 is focused on the residual-based methods to analyze nonlinear oscillations. Detailed discussions on the max-min analytical methods with their various types and modifications, known as Chinese ancient mathematics, are presented. The frequency-amplitude formulation and its modified versions for solving conservative nonlinear oscillators are explained in detail. The fundamental theory and applications of variational principle with several higher-order approximations are investigated in Chapter 5. Direct relationship between the Hamiltonian and variational approaches is mathematically discussed in detail. Potential applications of these techniques in studying rational and irrational oscillators, nonlinear oscillators with either discontinuity or non-integer fractional characteristic equation, and the rational elastic characteristic equation are examined. Detailed analyses of the Duffing equation, the nonlinear Schrödinger equation, the Lane-Emden equation, the Thomas-Fermi equation, the heat conduction equation, and the Duffing-Harmonic equation are carried out. The integral-based approach and three well-known semi-analytical techniques, namely, the Adomian decomposition method, the homotopy analysis method, and the variational iteration method, are presented in Chapter 6. Historical development and application of different types of well-known nonlinear differential equations, including the Volterra integro-differential equation, the nonlinear Schrödinger equation, and the van der Pol and Korteweg-de Vries equation are fully discussed. Existence of nonlinearities in small-size structures, being the first attempt to show the occurrence of nonlinear behavior in nano- and microstructures, is described in Chapter 7. A mathematical model of micro- and nanosystems, based on the Duffing equation, is derived and modeling examples of nanoresonators for mass detection, protein microtubules vibration, and nonlinear vibration of carbon nanotube resonators are analyzed. Further analyses on systems having their governing equations of motion comprised of either self-excitation terms or parametrically excited terms are performed. Nonlinearities that appeared in the coupled nonlinear micro- and nanoscaled systems are fully discussed and possibilities of quadratic nonlinearities, reported in nanoscale systems, are examined. This chapter serves as a platform for analyzing and categorizing the nonlinear behavior of low-dimensional systems and nanostructures. Several miscellaneous problems are given at the end of each chapter to gain a better insight into theory and solution methods. They are selected from recently published articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings within the realm of applied mathematics, nonlinear vibration, and nanosystems. These practice problems could be considered as course assignments and research topics in the areas of nonlinear vibrations, applied mathematics, and structural dynamics.