Zevin, A. A. Existence and stability of forced oscillations in nonlinear systems with one degree of freedom. (English) Zbl 0858.70014 Int. J. Non-Linear Mech. 30, No. 3, 205-221 (1995). The model equation is \(\ddot x+\mu\varphi(x,\dot x)+f(x)= p(\omega t)\), \(p(\omega t)=p(\omega t+2\pi)\), where \(\mu\) is small, \(\varphi(x,\dot x)\), \(f(x)\) and \(p(\omega t)\) are differentiable; \(\mu\varphi\) means the nonconservative force, \(f(x)\) the position and \(p(\omega t)\) the external force. Using qualitative analysis, the paper investigates existence and stability of harmonic and subharmonic oscillations for certain types of positions and external forces. The relations of these properties to the cases \(\mu=0\) and \(\mu\neq 0\) are examined. Several kinds of position forces (for example, the cases \(f_x(x)\geq 0\); \(f_x(x)< 0\); \(f(x)x<0\) for \(x\neq 0\); the case of a system with three equilibrium points) are taken into consideration. Finally, some cases are discussed, in which approximate analytical methods concerning stability criteria may be erroneous. Reviewer: Á.Bosznay (Budapest) MSC: 70K40 Forced motions for nonlinear problems in mechanics 70K20 Stability for nonlinear problems in mechanics Keywords:harmonic oscillations; nonconservative force; position; external force; subharmonic oscillations; system with three equilibrium points; stability criteria PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{A. A. Zevin}, Int. J. Non-Linear Mech. 30, No. 3, 205--221 (1995; Zbl 0858.70014) Full Text: DOI