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Nonlinear Systems & Linearization · Medium problem

A damped nonlinear spring obeys x′′+kx′+2x+x3=0x'' + kx' + 2x + x^3 = 0 with k>0k > 0. Writing y=x′y = x', for which value of kk does the linearization at the origin have a repeated eigenvalue (the boundary between a stable spiral and a stable node)?