Periodic solutions of a class of superquadratic second order Hamiltonian systems (Q1589803)

Here, based on saddle point theorem, the authors obtain a sufficient condition for the periodic solution to autonomous second-order differential equations \( \ddot x + Ax + \nabla F(x) = 0, \) where the function \(F\) satisfies superquadratic conditions, and \(A\) is a symmetric matrix. Related results can be found in \textit{A. Bahri} and \textit{H. Berestycki} [Commun. Pure Appl. Math. 33, 403-442 (1984; Zbl 0588.34028)]and \textit{Y. Long} [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 311, 749-780 (1989; Zbl 0676.34026)]. In particular, Long's result can be applied to the above equations to obtain a stronger conclusion.