1.I.7E
Part II, 2006
Find the fixed points of the system
Local linearization shows that all the fixed points with are saddle points. Why can you be certain that this remains true when nonlinear terms are taken into account? Classify the fixed point with by its local linearization. Show that the equation has Hamiltonian form, and thus that your classification is correct even when the nonlinear effects are included.
Sketch the phase plane.