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Linearization of nonlinear differential equations

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Fenrir13

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Feb 1, 2021
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Hello everyone, i have a non-linear system but i don't know how i can linearize it.
I want to linearize it aroun theta1 = 0 and theta2 = 0, i know that sen(theta) = theta and cos(theta) = 1, but this is still a nonlinear differential equation, due to the terms w1^2 and w2^2, thanks for reading.
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