Solution of The Duffing Equation Using Exponential Time Differencing Method

Abstract

To describe the spring stiffening effect that occurs in physics and engineering problems, Georg Duffing added the cubic stiffness term to the linear harmonic oscillator equation and is now known as the Duffing oscillator. Despite its simplicity, its dynamic behavior is very diverse. In this research, the Exponential Time Difference method is introduced to solve the Duffing oscillator numerically. To formulate the ETD method, we were using the integration factors. It is a function which, when multiplied by an ordinary differential equation, produces a differential equation that can be integrated. This method is an effective numerical method for solving complex differential equations, especially equations that have strong non-linearity The ETD method delivers highly accurate numerical solutions for the Duffing oscillator, with minimal discrepancy from the analytical results. Through parameter variation, the ETD method's applicability extends to diverse Duffing oscillator configurations.