Transition curves for the quasi-periodic mathieu equation

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1094-1115

  Zounes, Randolph S ^a   Rand, Richard H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Floquet theory; Hill's equation; Mathieu equation; Perturbations; Quasi periodic; Stability

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GRAPH THEORY; INTEGRATION; LYAPUNOV METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

FLOQUET THEORY; HILL EQUATION; LYAPUNOV EXPONENTS; QUASI PERIODIC MATHIEU EQUATION;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 0032140745     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036139996303877     Document Type: Article

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