| Acoustical power transmitted in loudspeaker horn      185 Adiabatic curve, non-linearity due to      1 75 180
 Aerodynamical forces, self-oscillation due to      140
 Amplitude-frequency curves      59 60
 Amplitude-frequency modulation in loudspeaker reproduction      78
 Amplitude-frequency relation for nonlinear mass-spring system      57 70
 Amplitude-frequency relation for thermionic valve circuit      82
 Astronomy, differential equations in      21
 Bending length of fabric (the heavy elastica)      175 178 179
 Bernoulli's equation      11
 cnt (Jacobian elliptic cosine)      26
 Combination (sum and difference) tones      78
 Coulomb damping      101
 Creep in eccentrically loaded columns      171
 Curved steel shells, impulse tests of      155
 Differences, method of, for solving nonlinear D.E.      166 173
 Differential equations, methods of solving non-linear      8
 Elastica      34
 Elastica, heavy      174
 Electrical motor-generator, self-oscillations      47
 Electrically maintained tuning fork      90
 Elliptic cosine      26
 Elliptic cosine, graph of      29
 Elliptic function
  39 40 Elliptic integral      26 36—38
 Elliptic sine      26
 Energy equality, principle of      104
 energy equation      27 55 61
 Entrainment (silent zone in valve oscillator)      83
 Equivalent linear differential equation      103
 Exponential loudspeaker horn, sound waves of finite amplitude in      180
 Finite differences, method for solving non-linear D.E.      166 173
 Flare in loudspeaker horn, influence of      186
 Flexometer for testing fabrics, leather      175
 Fourier series solution of non-linear D.E.      29 54
 Frequency modulation in loudspeaker reproduction      78
 Froude's pendulum      138
 Graphical method of solving non-linear D.E.      145
 Heart-loop for testing flimsy fabrics      175
 Hydro-electric installation, surges in      95
 Impulse tests of steel shells      155
 Inductive tuning      109
 Intermodulation frequencies      75
 Isocline method of solving non-linear D.E.      145 158 104
 Iteration method of solving non-linear D.E.      48
 Jacobian elliptic cosine      26
 Jacobian elliptic sine      26
 Jump phenomenon      59 70
 Linear equivalent of non-linear D.E.      106
 Linearization of electrical circuits having non-linear elements      107
 Loudspeaker horn, sound waves of finite amplitude in      180
 Maclaurin's theorem, used for solving non-linear D.E.      167 177
 Mass-spring system, non-linear      17 24 48 52
 
 | Mathieu's equation      113 Mathieu's equation, as stability criterion      188
 Mathieu's equation, experimental illustration of unstable solution      117 118 120
 Mathieu's equation, solution graphs      115 116
 Mathieu's equation, stability chart for      114 116
 Melde's experiment      120
 Negative resistance      136
 Non-linear coupling, oscillation due to      141
 Non-linear differential equation, definition of      9
 Non-linear element in physical system, stabilization due to      119 121 138 139
 Non-linear spring control, method of obtaining      25
 Numerical solution of non-linear D.E.      168
 Parametric excitation of oscillations      6 119 120
 Periodic coefficients, differential equations having      113
 Perturbation method for solving nonlinear D.E.      43 50
 Plane jet in hydrodynamics      20
 Principle of energy equality      104
 Relaxation oscillations      6 138 151 153
 Relaxation oscillations, periodic time of      154
 Relaxation oscillations, waveform of      152
 Riccati's equation      12
 Self-oscillation due to aerodynamical forces      140
 Self-oscillation due to aerodynamical forces, solid friction      135
 Self-oscillation of motor-generator combination      47
 Ship stabilization      92 95
 simple pendulum      31
 Simple pendulum with oscillating support      131
 Simpson's rule, application to numerical solution of non-linear D.E.      169
 Slowly varying amplitude and phase, method for solving non-linear D.E.      87
 snt (Jacobian elliptic sine)      20
 Sound waves of finite amplitude      1
 Sound waves of finite amplitude in loudspeaker horn      180
 Stability chart for Mathieu's equation      114 116
 Stiffness, definition of      24
 Subharmonic, higher orders      66
 Subharmonic, mechanism exhibiting      130—132
 Subharmonic, order 2      70
 Subharmonic, order 3      62
 Subharmonic, stability of, order 2      72
 Subharmonic, stability of, order 3      188
 Subharmonics and relaxation oscillations      84 85
 Subharmonics in loudspeaker diaphragms      128
 Surges in hydro-electric installation      95
 Synchronous electrical motor, stability of      160
 Thermionic valve oscillator      41 111
 Thermionic valve oscillator, silent zone (entrainment)      83
 Thermionic valve, transconductance of      41 110
 Unstable subharmonics      72 189
 Valve, thermionic, oscillatory circuit      41 111
 Valve, thermionic, oscillatory circuit, forced oscillation in      80
 Valve, thermionic, oscillatory circuit, silent zone      83
 Vibrating thread with periodically variable tension      120
 Vibrating thread with periodically variable tension, stability of      125
 
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