Investigation of relaxation oscillations with the use of constructive nonstandard analysis: I (Q1778262)

This paper is an exposition of the basic principles of constructive nonstandard analysis. The use of infinitesimals as elements of a continuum, has played a key role in stating fundamentals of analysis. The idea of dividing a continuum into infinitely small parts has been effectively used in physics, mechanics, and engineering computations till now. In contrast to classical nonstandard analysis, the definition of this continuum does not involve any metamathematical constructions. This continuum proves to be isomorphic to the set of formal power series. To show that this set can be used effectlvely, some examples of relaxation oscillations are given.