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Nonlinear Systems & Linearization · Superchallenge problem

The oscillator x′′+μ(∣x∣−1)x′+x=0x'' + \mu\left(|x| - 1\right)x' + x = 0 (a van der Pol oscillator with ∣x∣|x| in place of x2x^2) has a limit cycle for every μ>0\mu > 0. For large μ\mu it is a relaxation oscillation, and its period satisfies T(μ)=cμ+o(μ)T(\mu) = c\mu + o(\mu) as μ→∞\mu \to \infty. Find cc.