Existence and multiplicity of periodic solutions to an indefinite singular equation with two singularities. The degenerate case (Q2423657)

In this paper, the authors consider the existence of \(T\)-periodic solutions of the following second-order indefinite singular equation \[ u''=\beta\frac{h(t)}{\cos^2u}, \] which depends on a positive parameter \(\beta>0\). Here, \(h\) is a sign-changing function and where the nonlinear term of the equation has two singularities. For the first time, the degenerate case is studied, displaying an unexpected feature which contrasts to the results known in the literature for indefinite singular equations. This work has some novelty.