
Equations with a $p$-Laplacian and an asymmetric nonlinear term
Author(s) -
Christian Fabry,
Raúl Manásevich
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
discrete and continuous dynamical systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.289
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1553-5231
pISSN - 1078-0947
DOI - 10.3934/dcds.2001.7.545
Subject(s) - physics , combinatorics , integer (computer science) , bounded function , resonance (particle physics) , p laplacian , pi , mathematical physics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , quantum mechanics , geometry , boundary value problem , computer science , programming language
For p > 1, and phi (p)(s) = s (p-2)s, we consider the equation(phi (p)(x'))' + alpha phi (p)(x(+)) - X phi (p)(x(-)) = f(t, x),where x(+) max(x, 0); x(-) = max(-x,0), in a situation of resonance or near resonance for the period T, i.e. when alpha,beta satisfy exactly or approximately the resonance for the period T, i.e. equationpi (p)/alpha (1/p) + pi (p)/beta (1/p) = T/n,for some integer n. We assume that f is continuous, locally Lipschitzian in x, T-periodic in t, bounded on R-2, and having limits f(-/+)(t) for x --> +/- infinity, the limits being uniform in t. Denoting by v a solution of the homogeneous equation(phi (p)(x'))' + alpha phi (p)(x(+)) - beta phi (p)(x(-)) = 0we study the existence of T-periodic solutions by means of the functionZ(theta) = integral ((t is an element ofI v theta (t)>0)) f (+)(t)v(t + theta) dt + integral ((t is an element ofI v theta (t)<0)) f(-)(t)v(t + ) dt,where I-(def) double under bar [0,T]. In particular, we prove the existence of T-periodic solutions at resonance when Z has 2z zeros in the interval (0,T/n), all zeros being simple, and z being different from 1