Existence and uniqueness of periodic solutions for a kind of Rayleigh type \(p\)-Laplacian equation (Q2275773)

Let \(f\) and \(g\) be continuous functions periodic in the first argument and defined on \(\mathbb R^2\) with period \(T>0,\) let \(e\) be a continuous \(T\)-periodic function defined on \(\mathbb R\). This paper is devoted to investigate the Rayleigh type \(p\)-Laplacian differential equation of the following form \[ (\varphi_p(x'(t)))'+f(t,x'(t))+g(t,x(t))=e(t), \] where \(p>1\) and \(\varphi_p:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R\) is given by \(\varphi_p(s)=|s|^{p-2}s\) for \(s\neq 0\) and \(\varphi_p(0)=0.\) By using topological degree theory, the authors obtain some sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of periodic solutions for such equation.