The period of a classical oscillator
arXiv:math-ph/0405030 · doi:10.1209/epl/i2005-10017-3
Abstract
We develop a simple method to obtain approximate analytical expressions for the period of a particle moving in a given potential. The method is inspired to the Linear Delta Expansion (LDE) and it is applied to a large class of potentials. Precise formulas for the period are obtained.
5 pages, 4 figures