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...