How is the error in the expanded equation (9) identified and resolved?

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In summary, the paper discusses the inhomogeneous equation (11) and its solution (14) for φ2, which is obtained by plugging in the equation for φ1 into the equation. However, there seems to be a discrepancy with equation (12) when it is expanded, possibly due to a mistake in expanding the term [g2φ2 + g3φ3...]. The author requests for help in identifying the error.
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In this articlehttp://arxiv.org/abs/0802.3525, the authors present the inhomogeneous equation

$$\ddot{\phi}_2 + \phi_2 + g_2\phi_1^2 + \omega_1\ddot{\phi}_1 = 0\tag{11}$$

followed by its solution

$$\phi_2 = p_2\cos(\tau + \alpha) + q_2\sin(\tau + \alpha) + \frac{g_2}{6}p_1^2[\cos(2\tau + 2\alpha) - 3] + \frac{\omega_1}{4}p_1[2\tau\sin(\tau + \alpha) + \cos(\tau + \alpha)]\tag{14}$$

How is this solution obtained?
 
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You left out a crucial part of the solution: φ1 = p1 cos(τ + α). Plug that into the equation and you have a driven harmonic oscillator, solved in any calc book.
 
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Find out the error please

I have expanded the equation(9) from the paper http://arxiv.org/abs/0802.3525 . $$-[1+\epsilon \omega_1+ \epsilon^2 \omega_2+\epsilon^3 \omega_4...][\epsilon \ddot\phi_1+\epsilon^2 \ddot\phi_2+\epsilon^3 \ddot\phi_3...]+\epsilon^2[\epsilon \Delta\phi_1 + \epsilon^2 \Delta\phi_2+\epsilon^3 \Delta\phi_3...]=\epsilon \phi_1+\epsilon^2 \phi_2+\epsilon^3 \phi_3...+[g_2 \phi^2 + g_3 \phi^3...]$$
From this equation We can write equation (10), (11) and (12) and so on. but equation (12) is not matching with the expanding equation I did. I think problem in expanding with $$[g_2 \phi^2 + g_3 \phi^3...]$$.
can you please have a look, that where is the problem?
 

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