Periodic solutions of second order non-autonomous Hamiltonian systems with local superquadratic potential (Q1012080)

The paper deals with the existence of T-periodic solutions for the second order Hamiltonian system \[ -\ddot{u}(t)=\nabla_uF(t,\,u(t)),\quad a.\;e.\;\;t\in \mathbb{R}. \] In the case that \(F(t,u)\) is locally superquadratic in \(u\), the authors obtain some existence results for nontrivial T-periodic solutions. The discussion is based on a generalized mountain pass theorem.