Phase Plane Plot of the Van der Pol Differential Equation
Phase Plane Plot of the Van der Pol Differential Equation
This shows the phase plane plot ( versus ) of the van der Pol nonlinear differential equation .
x'(t)
x(t)
x''(t)-λ1-x'(t)+kx(t)=0
2
x(t)
Click the phase plane plot to set the initial conditions for and . The solution always ends up in a limit cycle.
x(0)
x'0)