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Nonlinear Systems & Linearization · Hard problem

For x′=y,  y′=4x−x3x' = y,\; y' = 4x - x^3, the energy E=y22+x44−2x2E = \dfrac{y^2}{2} + \dfrac{x^4}{4} - 2x^2 is conserved. A solution starts at rest (y=0y=0) at x=1x=1. It oscillates between x=1x=1 and one other value of x>1x > 1 where y=0y = 0 again. Find that value.