A General Exact Closed-Form Solution for Nonlinear Differential Equation of Pendulum

Abstract: In the present paper, the nonlinear differential equation of pendulum is investigated to find an exact closed form solution, satisfying governing equation as well as initial conditions. The new concepts used in the suggested method are introduced. Regarding the fact that the governing equation for any arbitrary system represents its inherent properties, it is shown that the nonlinear term causes that the system to have a variable identity. Hence, the original function is included as a variable in the solution to can take into account the variation of governing equation. To find the exact closed form solution, the variation of the nonlinear differential equation tends to zero, where in this case the system with a local linear differential equation has a definite identity with a definite local answer. It is shown that the general answer is an arbitrary curve on a surface, a newly developed concept known as super function, and different initial conditions give different curves as particular solutions. The comparison of the results with those of finite difference shows an exact agreement for any arbitrary amplitude and initial conditions.