Abstract:
An analytical solution to the Cauchy problem for the Hill equation is constructed by the second-order averaging method for three instability domains, stability domains near the boundaries with the instability domains, and on the boundaries themselves. An unstable exponentially decaying solution is found in the instability domains. A simple (convenient for applications) stability criterion for the trivial solution is formulated in the form of an inequality expressed in terms of the constant component, the amplitudes, and the frequencies of harmonics in the spectrum of the periodic coefficient of the Hill equation.
Key words:Cauchy problem, Hill equation, averaging method, resonance, stability, spectrum.
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