For each of the above, we guess a particular solution, and determine the solution
parameters. We guess \(x_{1,p1}=t\left ( c_{1}\sin t+c_{2}\cos t\right ) \), \(x_{1,p2}=t\left ( c_{1}\sin t+c_{2}\cos t\right ) \), \(x_{1,p3}=c_{1}\sin 3t+c_{2}\cos 3t\), and \(x_{1,p4}=c_{1}\sin 3t+c_{2}\cos 3t\). By substituting each of the above into (8)
one at a time and comparing coefficients, we arrive at the following solutions
Now applying initial conditions which are \(x_{1}\left ( 0\right ) =0\) and \(\dot {x}_{1}\left ( 0\right ) =0\) and determining \(c_{1}\) and \(c_{2}\) results
in
To illustrate this solution, we show the phase plot which results from the above solution,
and also plot the solution \(x\left ( t\right ) \). We select \(x\left ( 0\right ) =1.5\) and \(\dot {x}\left ( 0\right ) =1.3229\). We note that the same initial conditions are
used as in the earlier solution to compare both solutions.
We see clearly the effect of including resonance particular solutions. The limit cycle
boundary is increasing with time.
The effect becomes more clear if we plot the solution \(x\left ( t\right ) \) itself, and compare it to the solution
earlier with no resonance. Below, We show \(x(t)\) from both solutions. We clearly see the
effect of including the resonance terms. This is the solution with no resonance
terms
This is the solution with resonance terms
In the second solution (with resonance), there is no restriction on initial conditions. Hence
we can for example look at the solution starting from any \(x\left ( 0\right ) \) and \(\dot {x}\left ( 0\right ) \). This is the phase plot for \(x\left ( 0\right ) =5\)
and \(\dot {x}\left ( 0\right ) =2\). This would not be possible using the first solution, due to the restriction on \(x\left ( 0\right ) ^{2}\) \(+\) \(\dot {x}\left ( 0\right ) ^{2}\) having
to be equal to \(4\)