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Systems of Differential Equations · Superchallenge problem

Two coupled masses obey x′′=−132x+52y, y′′=52x−132yx''=-\tfrac{13}{2}x+\tfrac52y,\ y''=\tfrac52x-\tfrac{13}{2}y. Find the smallest T>0T>0 such that every solution satisfies (x,y,x′,y′)(T)=(x,y,x′,y′)(0)\big(x,y,x',y'\big)(T)=\big(x,y,x',y'\big)(0).