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The nontrivial <Floquet multiplier> is the factor by which a transverse perturbation changes after one period. Liouville's formula makes its logarithm the <integral> of the divergence. Here $\nabla\cdot f=\mu(1-3ax^2-y^2)$, yielding the stated formula.

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