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A nonlinear wave equation with jumping nonlinearity
We investigate multiplicity of solutions $u(x,t)$
for a piecewise linear perturbation of the one-dimensional
wave operator $u_{t t} - u_{x x}$ under Dirichlet
boundary condition on the interval $(-\pi/2, \pi/2)$
and periodic condition on the
variable $t$.
Our concern is to investigate a relation between
multiplicity of solutions and source terms of
(1.4) when the nonlinearity $-(bu^+ -au^-)$
crosses two eigenvalues and the source term $f$
is generated by two eigenfunctions $\phi_{0 0}$,
$\phi_{10}$.