Oscillating and periodic solutions of equations of type \(\ddot x+\dot x \sum^ n_{i=1}\textstyle f_ i(x)|\dot x|^{\delta_ i}+g(x)=0\) (Q1260869)

Sufficient conditions are given which assure oscillatory properties and periodicity of the solution of the title equation. (A solution \(x(t)\) is called oscillating if there is a sequence \((t_ n)_{n\geq 1}\) tending monotonically to \(+\infty\) such that \(x(t_ n)=0\) for \(n\geq 1\).) A special positive definite function has an important role in the proofs. Conditions are given for which any nontrivial solution is periodic, and also conditions which admit the existence of at least one nontrivial periodic solution. Also conditions assuring any nontrivial solution to be oscillating can be found. There are shown conditions rendering certain solutions non-periodic, and other ones under which certain solutions approach the origin as \(t\to\infty\).