On the solvability of a periodic problem for nonlinear ordinary differential equation of the second order (Q2234453)

In this paper, the periodic boundary value problem \begin{gather*} x''(t) = P(x(t),x'(t)) + f(t,x(t),x'(t)), \quad t \in (0,1), \\ x(0)=x(1), \quad x'(0)=x'(1) \end{gather*} is considered, where \(P: \mathbb{R}^2\to\mathbb{R}\) and \(f: \mathbb{R}^3\to\mathbb{R}\) are continuous and satisfy the following conditions: \(P(\lambda x,\lambda y)\equiv\lambda^mP(x,y)\) with any \(\lambda>0\) for some \(m>1\); \(f(t,x,y)\) is periodic with respect to \(t\) with period 1 and \[ \lim_{|x|+|y|\to\infty} (|x|+|y|)^{-m} \max_{0\le t \le 1} |f(t,x,y)| = 0. \] A priori estimate of solutions is obtained and the solvability and the homotopic property are proved.