The subharmonic bifurcation solution of nonlinear Mathieu's equation and Euler dynamic buckling problems

A new approach is presented in this paper on the basis of dynamic systems theory. This paper presents the form of a generic classification of stable response diagrams for the nonlinear Mathieu equation. In addition, a general method is presented for determining the topological type of the response diagram for a given equation. This method has been successfully applied to Euler dynamic buckling problems. Some new results are obtained.