Landesman-Lazer type conditions for scalar one-sided superlinear nonlinearities with Neumann boundary conditions (Q2090740)

The authors prove an existence result for a Neumann problem associated with the second order scalar differential equation \[ x''+f(t,x)=0. \] The nonlinear function \(f\) is assumed to be continuous, and it is controlled at \(-\infty\) and \(+\infty\) by the so called Fučík spectrum. More precisely, they assume a one-sided superlinear behaviour (e.g., when \(x\) tends to \(-\infty\)), and on the other side the nonlinearity stays between the asymptotes of two consecutive Fučík curves. They also allow ``resonance'' with the one or both asymptotes, in which case they need to assume some type of Landesman-Lazer conditions. In my opinion, the most interesting part of these results is the choice of the test functions for these Landesman-Lazer conditions, which are related to those needed for an impact oscillator.