A remark on renormalization group theoretical perturbation in a class of ordinary differential equations. (8th December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kuniba, Atsuo
• Is Part Of: Progress of theoretical and experimental physics. Volume 2021:Number 1(2021)
• Publication Date: 2020-12-08
• Subjects: A13; Physics -- Periodicals; Mathematical physics -- Periodicals; 530.05
• DOI: 10.1093/ptep/ptaa178
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-3911

Abstract

Abstract: We revisit the renormalization group (RG) theoretical perturbation theory on oscillator-type second-order ordinary differential equations. For a class of potentials, we show a simple functional relation among secular coefficients of the harmonics in the naive perturbation series. It leads to an inversion formula between bare and renormalized amplitudes and an elementary proof of the absence of secular terms in all orders of the RG series. The result covers nonautonomous as well as autonomous cases and refines earlier studies, including the classic examples of Van der Pol, Mathieu, Duffing, and Rayleigh equations.