Meissner equation

The Meissner equation is a linear ordinary differential equation that is a special case of Hill's equation with the periodic function given as a square wave.

[1] [2] There are many ways to write the Meissner equation.

It is also useful for understand resonance problems in evolutionary biology.

Because the time-dependence is piecewise linear, many calculations can be performed exactly, unlike for the Mathieu equation.

, the Floquet exponents are roots of the quadratic equation The determinant of the Floquet matrix is 1, implying that origin is a center if