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Nonlinear Systems & Linearization · Hard problem

For the system x ′=yx\,\prime = y, y ′=−x−x3y\,\prime = -x - x^3, the quantity E=12y2+12x2+14x4E = \tfrac12y^2 + \tfrac12x^2 + \tfrac14x^4 is conserved. A trajectory starts at (x,y)=(1,0)(x, y) = (1, 0). Find EE. Express as a common fraction.