Existence of periodic solutions of Duffing equations (Q1122693)

As the authors point out in the Introduction ``The main motivation for thus study is a paper by \textit{P. Dràbek} and \textit{S. Invernizzi} [Nonlinear Anal., Theory Methods Appl. 10, 643-650 (1986; Zbl 0616.34010)]''. One studies the problem \(u''(t)+ku'(t)+g(t,u(t))=f(t),\) \(u(0)=u(2\pi)\), \(u'(0)=u'(2\pi)\). To quote again from the Introduction ``.. it is natural to wonder whether..the presence of \(k\neq 0\) improves the results...known for \(k=0\). The answer is affirmative in some cases... and in other cases the growth restriction simply ``shifts'' depending on \(k^ 2/4..\). '' Previous results are improved. Existence of periodic solutions in some resonance problems is also proved.