Numerical Solutions for Nonlinear Vibrations of the Mathematical Pendulum Based on a Modified Frequency Formulation: Location Point Configurations
By: Jingying Gao, Qingmei Bai, Jiahui Yu and Xiaopeng Li
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msr-2026-0026 | Journal eISSN: 1335-8871
Language: English
Page range: 209 - 218
Submitted on: Aug 29, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 3, 2026
Published on: Aug 5, 2026
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Measurement Science
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