Abstract

A uniformly valid asymptotic expansion for a class of Fourier integrals is established. The result is used in a rigorous analysis of the differential equation for a forced harmonic oscillator with a slowly varying natural frequency. Specific attention is given to the problem of passage through resonance.

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