RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 A variational modification of the harmonic balance method to obtain approximate floquet exponents A1 Gadella Urquiza, Manuel A1 Lara, Luis Pedro K1 Floquet exponents K1 Harmonic balance K1 Variational methods K1 12 Matemáticas AB We propose a modification of a method based on Fourier analysis to obtainthe Floquet characteristic exponents for periodic homogeneous linear systems,which shows a high precision. This modification uses a variational principle tofind the correct Floquet exponents among the solutions of an algebraic equation.Once we have these Floquet exponents, we determine explicit approximatedsolutions. We test our results on systems for which exact solutions are knownto verify the accuracy of our method including one-dimensional periodicpotentials of interest in quantum physics. Using the equivalent linear system,we also study approximate solutions for homogeneous linear equations withperiodic coefficients. PB Wiley SN 0170-4214 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/58491 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/58491 LA eng NO Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 2023. NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 25-abr-2024