A Fractional Lagrangian Approach for Two Masses with Linear and Cubic Nonlinear Stiffness

Abstract

In this manuscript, the fractional dynamics of the two-mass spring system with two kinds of stiffness, namely linear and strongly nonlinear, are investigated. The corresponding fractional Euler-Lagrange equations of the system are derived being a system of two-coupled fractional differential equations with strong cubic nonlinear term. The numerical results of the system are obtained using Euler's approximation method and simulated with respect to the different values of the model parameters as mass, stiffness and order of the fractional derivative in use. The interpretation of the approximate results of the so-called generalized two-mass spring system is discussed via the fractional order.