Autoparametric resonance is a destabilization effect which has important engineering applications. Using tools of nonlinear analysis, the authors show how to ca... » 

Autoparametric resonance is a destabilization effect which has important engineering applications. Using tools of nonlinear analysis, the authors show how to carry out the first crucial step, that is, how to determine the regions of parameter space where the semi-trivial solution is unstable. «