A simple alternative problem for finding periodic solutions of second order ordinary differential systems

Bebernes, J. W.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1974-0330597-6

A simple alternative problem for finding periodic solutions of second order ordinary differential systems
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 42 (1974), 121-127 Request permission

Abstract:

Existence of solutions for $x'' = f(t,x,x’),x(0) = x(1),x’(0) = x’(1)$ are proven by considering a simple alternative problem to which Leray-Schauder degree arguments can be directly applied.

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