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A note on periodic solutions of some nonautonomous differential equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

M. R. Grossinho
Affiliation:
C.M.A.F. and University of Lisbon, 2 Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1699 Lisboa Codex-Portugal.
L. Sanchez
Affiliation:
C.M.A.F. and University of Lisbon, 2 Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1699 Lisboa Codex-Portugal.
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Abstract

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We prove the existence of nontrivial periodic solutions of some nonlinear ordinary differential equations with time-dependent coefficients using variational methods.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1986

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