Application of the homotopy perturbation method to the nonlinear pendulum

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-104

  Belendez A ^a   Hernandez A ^a   Belendez T ^a   Neipp, C ^a   Marquez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PENDULUMS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT; HOMOTOPY PERTURBATION; NONLINEAR OSCILLATIONS; NONLINEAR PENDULUM;

PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

EID: 34247260021     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 13616404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/28/1/010     Document Type: Article

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