Higher-Order Approximate Periodic Solutions of a Nonlinear Oscillator with Discontinuity by Variational Approach

He's variational approach is modified for nonlinear oscillator with discontinuity for which the elastic force term is proportional to sgn(u). Three levels of approximation have been used. We obtained 1.6% relative error for the first approximate period, 0.3% relative error fo...

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Main Authors: M. Orhan Kaya, S. Altay Demirbağ, F. Özen Zengin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/450862