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ISSN 1088-6826(e) ISSN 0002-9939(p)

Existence of at least two periodic solutions of the forced relativistic pendulum


Authors: Cristian Bereanu and Pedro J. Torres
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 140 (2012), 2713-2719
MSC (2010): Primary 34B15, 49J52, 49J35
Posted: November 23, 2011
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Abstract: Using Szulkin's critical point theory, we prove that the relativistic forced pendulum with periodic boundary value conditions

$\displaystyle \left (\frac {u'}{\sqrt {1-u'^2}}\right )' +\mu \sin u=h(t), \quad u(0)-u(T)=0=u'(0)-u'(T),$    

has at least two solutions not differing by a multiple of $ 2\pi $ for any continuous function $ h:[0,T]\to \mathbb{R}$ with $ \int _0^Th(t)dt=0$ and any $ \mu \neq 0.$ The existence of at least one solution has been recently proved by Brezis and Mawhin.

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Cristian Bereanu
Affiliation: Institute of Mathematics “Simion Stoilow”, Romanian Academy 21, Calea Griviţei, RO-010702 Bucharest, Sector 1, România
Email: cristian.bereanu@imar.ro

Pedro J. Torres
Affiliation: Departamento de Matemática Aplicada, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Email: ptorres@ugr.es

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-2011-11101-8
PII: S 0002-9939(2011)11101-8
Received by editor(s): December 15, 2010
Received by editor(s) in revised form: March 2, 2011
Posted: November 23, 2011
Additional Notes: Support of the first author from the Romanian Ministry of Education, Research, and Innovation (PN II Program, CNCSIS code RP 3/2008) is gratefully acknowledged.
Communicated by: Yingfei Yi
Article copyright: © Copyright 2011 American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.




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