Multiple periodic solutions for non-canonical Hamiltonian systems with application to differential delay equations

We first establish Maslov index for non-canonical Hamiltonian system by using symplectic transformation for Hamiltonian system. Then the existence of multiple periodic solutions for the non-canonical Hamiltonian system is obtained by applying the Maslov index and Morse theory. As an application of the results, we study a class of non-autonomous differential delay equation which can be changed to non-canonical Hamiltonian system and obtain the existence of multiple periodic solutions for the equation by employing variational method.     

Nontrivial periodic solutions for delay differential systems via Morse theory

The existence of the nontrivial periodic solutions to the system of delay differential equations

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Multiple periodic solutions for nonautonomous Hamiltonian systems

In this paper, by the use of minimax method, we obtain some existence and multiplicity theorems for periodic solutions of nonautonomous Hamiltonian systems with bounded nonlinearity of the type:¶ J [(x)\dot] + ?H(t, x) + e(t) = 0. J \dot x + \nabla H(t, x) + e(t) = 0.     

Bifurcations of periodic solutions of delay differential equations

In this paper we develop Kaplan-Yorke's method and consider the existence of periodic solutions for some delay differential equations. We especially study Hopf and saddle-node bifurcations of periodic solutions with certain periods for these equations with parameters, and give conditions under which the bifurcations occur. We also give application examples and find that Hopf and saddle-node bifurcations often occur infinitely many times.     

Nontrivial periodic solutions for second-order differential delay equations

In this paper, we consider the existence of periodic solutions for second-order differential delay equations. Some existence results are obtained using Malsov-type index and Morse theory, which extends and complements some existing results.     

Multiplicity results for periodic solutions to delay differential equations via critical point theory

By the critical point theory, we study the existence and multiplicity of periodic solutions to the following system of delay differential equations:

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Multiplicity of periodic solutions to symmetric delay differential equations

By applying the method based on the usage of the equivariant gradient degree introduced by G?ba (1997) and the cohomological equivariant Conley index introduced by Izydorek (2001), we establish an abstract result for G-invariant strongly indefinite asymptotically linear functionals showing that the equivariant invariant ${\omega(\nabla \Phi)}$ , expressed as that difference of the G-gradient degrees at infinity and zero, contains rich numerical information indicating the existence of multiple critical points of ${\Phi}$ exhibiting various symmetric properties. The obtained results are applied to investigate an asymptotically linear delay differential equation $$x\prime = - \nabla f \big ({x \big (t - \frac{\pi}{2} \big )} \big ), \quad x \in V \qquad \quad (*)$$ (here ${f : V \rightarrow \mathbb{R}}$ is a continuously differentiable function satisfying additional assumptions) with Γ-symmetries (where Γ is a finite group) using a variational method introduced by Guo and Yu (2005). The equivariant invariant ${\omega(\nabla \Phi) = n_{1}({\bf H}_{1}) + n_{2}({\bf H}_{2}) + \cdots + n_{m}({\bf H}_{m})}$ in the case n _k ≠ 0 (for maximal twisted orbit types (H _k )) guarantees the existence of at least |n _k | different G-orbits of periodic solutions with symmetries at least (H _k). This result generalizes the result by Guo and Yu (2005) obtained in the case without symmetries. The existence of large number of nonconstant periodic solutions for (*) (classified according to their symmetric properties) is established for several groups Γ, with the exact value of ${\omega(\,\nabla \Phi)}$ evaluated.     

Multiple periodic solutions of Hamiltonian systems with prescribed energy

Consider the periodic solutions of autonomous Hamiltonian systems on the given compact energy hypersurface Σ=H⁻¹(1). If Σ is convex or star-shaped, there have been many remarkable contributions for existence and multiplicity of periodic solutions. It is a hard problem to discuss the multiplicity on general hypersurfaces of contact type. In this paper we prove a multiplicity result for periodic solutions on a special class of hypersurfaces of contact type more general than star-shaped ones.     

Oscillations and multiple periodic solutions in systems of differential equations with piecewise continous delay

A system of two first-order liner differential equations with piecewise continuous delay is studied. The delay generates unusually interesting oscillation and periodic properties of the system. In particular nonlinear phenomena such as simultaneous existence of periodic solutions with different periods observed in linear delay systems     

On periodic solutions of functional differential equations with infinite delay

In this paper,using Mawhin's continuation theorem in the theory of coincidence degree,we first prove the general existence theorem of periodic solutions for F.D.Es with infinite delay:dx(t)/dt=f(t,x_t),x(t)∈R~n,which is an extension of Mawhin's existence theorem of periodic solutions of F.D.Es with finite delay.Second,as an application of it,we obtain the existence theorem of positive periodic solutions of the Lotka-Volterra equations:dx(t)/dt=x(t)(a-kx(t)-by(t)),dy(t)/dt=-cy(t)+d integral from n=0 to +∞ x(t-s)y(t-s)dμ(s)+p(t).     

Positive periodic solutions for a class of delay differential equations

In this paper, we employ fixed point theorem and functional equation theory to study the existence of positive periodic solutions of the delay differential equation

x^′(t)=α(t)x(t)-β(t)x²(t)+γ(t)x(t-τ(t))x(t).     

Multiple periodic solutions of scalar second order differential equations

We prove multiplicity of periodic solutions for a scalar second order differential equation with an asymmetric nonlinearity, thus generalizing previous results by Lazer and McKenna (1987) [1] and Del Pino, Manasevich and Murua (1992) [2]. The main improvement lies in the fact that we do not require any differentiability condition on the nonlinearity. The proof is based on the use of the Poincaré-Birkhoff Fixed Point Theorem.     

Multiple periodic solutions for Hamiltonian systems with not coercive potential

Under an appropriate oscillating behavior of the nonlinear term, the existence of infinitely many periodic solutions for a class of second order Hamiltonian systems is established. Moreover, the existence of two non-trivial periodic solutions for Hamiltonian systems with not coercive potential is obtained, and the existence of three periodic solutions for Hamiltonian systems with coercive potential is pointed out. The approach is based on critical point theorems.     

On stability and bifurcation of periodic solutions of delay differential equations

The purpose of this paper is to study a class of delay differential equations with two delays. first, we consider the existence of periodic solutions for some delay differential equations. Second, we investigate the local stability of the zero solution of the equation by analyzing the correlocal stability of the zero solution of the equation by analyzing the corresponding characteristic equation of the linearized equation. The exponential stability of a perturbed delay differential system with a bounded lag is studied. Finally, by choosing one of the delays as a bifurcation parameter, we show that the equation exhibits Hopf and saddle-node bifurcations.     

Existence and bifurcation of periodic solutions of high-dimensional delay differential equations

In this paper, we develop Kaplan–Yorke’s method and consider the existence and bifurcation of -periodic solutions for the high-dimensional delay differential systems. We also study the periodic solution and its bifurcation for this system with parameters and present some application examples.