Existence of periodic solutions for \(p\)-Laplacian equation under the frame of Fučik spectrum (Q2430315)

The paper deals with the second order ordinary differential equation with \(p\)-Laplacian \(\phi_p\) \[ (\phi_p(x'))'+g(x)=p(t) \tag{1} \] and establishes conditions for the existence of periodic solutions of (1) within the theory of Fučik spectrum \(S\) (\(T\)-periodic) for the equation \[ (\phi_p(x'))'+\beta\phi_p(x^+)-\alpha \phi_p(x^-)=0. \] In particular, the assumptions on the asymptotic behavior of the potential function \(G(x):=\int_0^xg(s)\,ds\) \[ \lim_{x\to\infty}\frac{pG(x)}{|x|^p}=a,\quad \lim_{x\to-\infty}\frac{pG(x)}{|x|^p}=b, \] for \((a,b)\not\in S\) yield \(T\)-periodic solutions of (1). The proofs are based on the topological degree arguments and some limit processes.