In this work we will be concerned with the existence of almost homoclinic solutions for a Newtonian system $q̈+{\nabla }_{q}V(t,q)=f\left(t\right)$, where t ∈ ℝ, q ∈ ℝⁿ. It is assumed that a potential V: ℝ × ℝⁿ → ℝ is C¹-smooth and its gradient map ${\nabla }_{q}V:ℝ\times ℝⁿ\to ℝⁿ$ is bounded with respect to t. Moreover, a forcing term f: ℝ → ℝⁿ is continuous, bounded and square integrable. We will show that the approximative scheme due to J. Janczewska (see [J2]) for a time periodic potential extends to our case.

We shall be concerned with the existence of almost homoclinic solutions for a class of second order functional differential equations of mixed type: $q̈\left(t\right)+V_q(t,q\left(t\right))+u(t,q\left(t\right),q(t-T),q(t+T))=f\left(t\right)$, where t ∈ ℝ, q ∈ ℝⁿ and T>0 is a fixed positive number. By an almost homoclinic solution (to 0) we mean one that joins 0 to itself and q ≡ 0 may not be a stationary point. We assume that V and u are T-periodic with respect to the time variable, V is C¹-smooth and u is continuous. Moreover, f is non-zero, bounded, continuous and square-integrable....

In this work we will consider a class of second order perturbed Hamiltonian systems of the form $q̈+V_q(t,q)=f\left(t\right)$, where t ∈ ℝ, q ∈ ℝⁿ, with a superquadratic growth condition on a time periodic potential V: ℝ × ℝⁿ → ℝ and a small aperiodic forcing term f: ℝ → ℝⁿ. To get an almost homoclinic solution we approximate the original system by time periodic ones with larger and larger time periods. These approximative systems admit periodic solutions, and an almost homoclinic solution for the original system is obtained...

The paper deals with the bifurcation phenomena of heteroclinic orbits for diffeomorphisms. The existence of a Melnikov-like function for the two-dimensional case is shown. Simple possibilities of the set of heteroclinic points are described for higherdimensional cases.

It is proved in this paper that the maximum number of limit cycles of system⎧ dx/dt = y⎨⎩ dy/dt = kx - (k + 1)x2 + x3 + ε(α + βx + γx2)yis equal to two in the finite plane, where k > (11 + √33) / 4 , 0 < |ε| << 1, |α| + |β| + |γ| ≠ 0. This is partial answer to the seventh question in [2], posed by Arnold.

We announce that a class of problems containing the classical periodically forced pendulum equation displays the main features of chaotic dynamics for a dense set of forcing terms in a space of periodic functions with zero mean value. The approach is based on global variational methods.

We consider a class of semilinear elliptic equations of the form$$-{\epsilon }^2\Delta u(x,y)+a\left(x\right)W^{\text{'}}\left(u(x,y)\right)=0,(x,y)\in {ℝ}^2$$where $\epsilon \>0$, $a:ℝ\to ℝ$ is a periodic, positive function and $W:ℝ\to ℝ$ is modeled on the classical two well Ginzburg-Landau potential $W\left(s\right)={(s^2-1)}^2$. We look for solutions to (1) which verify the asymptotic conditions $u(x,y)\to \pm 1$ as $x\to \pm \infty$ uniformly with respect to $y\in ℝ$. We show via variational methods that if $\epsilon$ is sufficiently small and $a$ is not constant, then (1) admits infinitely many of such solutions, distinct up to translations, which do not exhibit one dimensional symmetries.

We consider a class of semilinear elliptic equations of the form 15.7cm -${\epsilon }^2\Delta u(x,y)+a\left(x\right)W^{\text{'}}\left(u(x,y)\right)=0,(x,y)\in {ℝ}^2$ where $\epsilon >0$, $a:ℝ\to ℝ$ is a periodic, positive function and $W:ℝ\to ℝ$ is modeled on the classical two well Ginzburg-Landau potential $W\left(s\right)={(s^2-1)}^2$. We look for solutions to ([see full textsee full text]) which verify the asymptotic conditions $u(x,y)\to \pm 1$ as $x\to \pm \infty$ uniformly with respect to $y\in ℝ$. We show via variational methods that if ε is sufficiently small and a is not constant, then ([see full textsee full text]) admits infinitely many of such solutions, distinct...