Solvability of nonlinear equations in spectral gaps of the linearization (Q4030898)

This article deals with nontrivial (not obligatory small) solutions of the equation \(Su+\xi(\lambda)N(u)\) \(=\lambda u\), where \(S\) is a selfadjoint operator in a real Hilbert space \(H\), \(N(u)=o(\| u\|)\), and \(\xi(\lambda)\) is some real-valued function of the real parameter \(\lambda\) running over some interval \((a,b)\) on which \(S-\lambda I\) is strongle indefinite. The main solvability result is obtained as a corollary of a well-known theorem of Benci-Rabinowitz. As main application the nonlinear Hill's equation \[ - u''(x)+q(x)u(x)+\xi(\lambda)f(x,u(x)) = \lambda u(x) \qquad (x\in R) \] with periodic \(q\) and \(f\in C^ 1(R^ 2)\), \(f(x,0)=\partial_ u f(x,0)=0\), is considered.