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Best difference equation approximation to Duffing's equation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

Renfrey B. Potts
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide, G.P.O. Box 498, Adelaide, South Australia 5001
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Abstract

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Duffing's differential equation in its simplest form can be approximated by a variety of difference equations. It is shown how to choose a ‘best’ difference equation in the sense that the solutions of this difference equation are successive discrete exact values of the solution of the differential equation.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1982

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