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Nonlinear Systems & Linearization · Superchallenge problem

For small μ>0\mu > 0, the oscillator x′′+μ(x4−1)x′+x=0x'' + \mu(x^4 - 1)x' + x = 0 has a limit cycle that is nearly the circle x=Acos⁡tx = A\cos t, x′=−Asin⁡tx' = -A\sin t. Find AA in the limit μ→0\mu \to 0.