Multiplicity of forced oscillations on manifolds and applications to motion problems with one-dimensional constraints (Q5945276)

The authors consider an application of their earlier results [J. Comput. Appl. Math. 113, No. 1-2, 241-254 (2000; Zbl 0936.37038)] to the investigation of the existence of multiple forced oscillations in \[ x''(t) = g(x(t)) -\mu x'(t) + \lambda f(t,x(t),x'(t)),\quad t\in (-\infty,\infty), \tag \(*\) \] where \(f\) and \(g\) are continuous scalar-valued functions, \(f\) is \(T\)-periodic in the first variable, and \(\mu\geq 0\), \(\lambda\geq 0\). It is proved, in particular, that if the function \(q \mapsto T^{-1}\int_0^Tf(t,q,0)dt \) changes its sign in \(n\) isolated zeroes then, for \(\lambda\) sufficiently small, \((\ast)\) with \(g=0\) has at least \(n\) forced oscillations.