Solvability of nonlinear ordinary differential equation when its associated linear equation has no nontrivial or sign-changing solution (Q1769535)

The paper states existence results for the boundary value problem \[ u''+u+g(x,u)=h(x),\quad x\in (0,\pi),\qquad u(0)=u(\pi)=0, \] with \(h\in L^1(0,\pi)\) and \(g\) a Carathéodory function. The main assumptions involve the asymptotic behaviour of \(g(x,u)/u\). The proofs are based on the coincidence degree theory.