Abstract
The weakly nonlinear wave equation in which the nonlinearity is of the van der Pol type is considered. This equation has been proposed as a model for the wind-induced oscillations of overhead power lines. It is shown that any initial disturbance generates a solution of finite amplitude which consists of the superposition of two traveling waves having sawtooth profiles. A stability analysis provides a complete classification of all such waves which can be generated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 480-492 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1981 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Mathematics