Tube Rupture in Aperiodic Nonlinear Oscillators: Theory and Simulation

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contents We study the long-term behaviour of the nonlinear, aperiodically and parametrically forced oscillator z'' + z + g(tau) z^2 = 0, g(tau) = y(tau)^(-5/2), where y(tau) is the strictly positive solution of a weakly forced third-order equation. Building on the algebraic invariant constructed in our previous work, we show that the motion of z(tau) is confined to a two-dimensional invariant tube in the extended phase space (z, p, tau) as long as the corresponding invariant level set remains closed. The main result of this paper is an explicit analytical rupture criterion that predicts the precise time at which the invariant tube loses regularity. After transforming the invariant into polar coordinates and analysing the discriminant of the resulting cubic equation for the radial coordinate, we obtain a compact Cardano-type expression for the rupture time. Direct numerical integrations of the z-equation confirm the analytical prediction to within a few percent over a wide parameter range. The results establish the rupture time as a robust and quantitatively accurate indicator for the onset of unbounded behaviour in aperiodically and parametrically forced nonlinear oscillators. The method is based purely on algebraic properties of the invariant and remains valid throughout the asymptotic domain of the perturbative expansion for y(tau). Keywords: nonlinear oscillators; aperiodic forcing; invariant surfaces; tube integrability; rupture time; Cardano discriminant; secular perturbation; nonlinear dynamics.
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spellingShingle Tube Rupture in Aperiodic Nonlinear Oscillators: Theory and Simulation
Hagel, Johannes
Dynamical Systems
37C10 (primary), 34C15, 34A26, 70K70
We study the long-term behaviour of the nonlinear, aperiodically and parametrically forced oscillator z'' + z + g(tau) z^2 = 0, g(tau) = y(tau)^(-5/2), where y(tau) is the strictly positive solution of a weakly forced third-order equation. Building on the algebraic invariant constructed in our previous work, we show that the motion of z(tau) is confined to a two-dimensional invariant tube in the extended phase space (z, p, tau) as long as the corresponding invariant level set remains closed. The main result of this paper is an explicit analytical rupture criterion that predicts the precise time at which the invariant tube loses regularity. After transforming the invariant into polar coordinates and analysing the discriminant of the resulting cubic equation for the radial coordinate, we obtain a compact Cardano-type expression for the rupture time. Direct numerical integrations of the z-equation confirm the analytical prediction to within a few percent over a wide parameter range. The results establish the rupture time as a robust and quantitatively accurate indicator for the onset of unbounded behaviour in aperiodically and parametrically forced nonlinear oscillators. The method is based purely on algebraic properties of the invariant and remains valid throughout the asymptotic domain of the perturbative expansion for y(tau). Keywords: nonlinear oscillators; aperiodic forcing; invariant surfaces; tube integrability; rupture time; Cardano discriminant; secular perturbation; nonlinear dynamics.
title Tube Rupture in Aperiodic Nonlinear Oscillators: Theory and Simulation
topic Dynamical Systems
37C10 (primary), 34C15, 34A26, 70K70
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.00121