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April 2018, 11(2): 257-277. doi: 10.3934/dcdss.2018014

Positive subharmonic solutions to superlinear ODEs with indefinite weight

Guglielmo Feltrin

Département de Mathématique, Université de Mons, Place du Parc 20, B-7000 Mons, Belgium

Received January 2016 Revised April 2017 Published January 2018

Fund Project: Work partially supported by the Gruppo Nazionale per l'Analisi Matematica, la Probabilità e le loro Applicazioni (GNAMPA) of the Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica (INdAM). Progetto di Ricerca 2016: "Problemi differenziali non lineari: esistenza, molteplicità e proprietà qualitative delle soluzioni". It is also partially supported by the project "Existence and asymptotic behavior of solutions to systems of semilinear elliptic partial differential equations" (T.1110.14) of the Fonds de la Recherche Fondamentale Collective, Belgium

We study the positive subharmonic solutions to the second order nonlinear ordinary differential equation

$\begin{equation*}u'' + q(t) g(u) = 0,\end{equation*}$

where

$g(u)$

has superlinear growth both at zero and at infinity, and

$q(t)$

is a

$T$

-periodic sign-changing weight. Under the sharp mean value condition

$\int_{0}^{T}{q\left( t \right)dt<0}$

, combining Mawhin's coincidence degree theory with the Poincaré-Birkhoff fixed point theorem, we prove that there exist positive subharmonic solutions of order

$k$

for any large integer

$k$

. Moreover, when the negative part of

$q(t)$

is sufficiently large, using a topological approach still based on coincidence degree theory, we obtain the existence of positive subharmonics of order

$k$

for any integer

$k≥2$

Keywords: Subharmonic solutions, superlinear indefinite problems, positive solutions, multiplicity results, Mawhin's coincidence degree, Poincaré-Birkhoff fixed point theorem.

Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 34C25; Secondary: 34B18, 37J10, 47H11.

Citation: Guglielmo Feltrin. Positive subharmonic solutions to superlinear ODEs with indefinite weight. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - S, 2018, 11 (2) : 257-277. doi: 10.3934/dcdss.2018014

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[24]	G. Feltrin and F. Zanolin, Multiple positive solutions for a superlinear problem: A topological approach, J. Differential Equations, 259 (2015), 925-963. doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2015.02.032. Google Scholar
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[27]	M. Gaudenzi, P. Habets and F. Zanolin, An example of a superlinear problem with multiple positive solutions, Atti Sem. Mat. Fis. Univ. Modena, 51 (2003), 259-272. Google Scholar
[28]	E.N. Gilbert and J. Riordan, Symmetry types of periodic sequences, Illinois J. Math., 5 (1961), 657-665. Google Scholar
[29]	P.M. Girão and J.M. Gomes, Multibump nodal solutions for an indefinite superlinear elliptic problem, J. Differential Equations, 247 (2009), 1001-1012. doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2009.04.018. Google Scholar
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[38]	J. Mawhin, C. Rebelo and F. Zanolin, Continuation theorems for Ambrosetti-Prodi type periodic problems, Commun. Contemp. Math., 2 (2000), 87-126. doi: 10.1142/S0219199700000074. Google Scholar
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[43]	D. Papini and F. Zanolin, A topological approach to superlinear indefinite boundary value problems, Topol. Methods Nonlinear Anal., 15 (2000), 203-233. doi: 10.12775/TMNA.2000.017. Google Scholar
[44]	D. Papini and F. Zanolin, On the periodic boundary value problem and chaotic-like dynamics for nonlinear Hill's equations, Adv. Nonlinear Stud., 4 (2004), 71-91. doi: 10.1515/ans-2004-0105. Google Scholar
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References:

[1]	N. Ackermann, Long-time dynamics in semilinear parabolic problems with autocatalysis, in Recent progress on reaction-diffusion systems and viscosity solutions, World Sci. Publ. , Hackensack, NJ, 2009, 1-30 doi: 10.1142/9789812834744_0001. Google Scholar
[2]	S. Alama and G. Tarantello, On semilinear elliptic equations with indefinite nonlinearities, Calc. Var. Partial Differential Equations, 1 (1993), 439-475. doi: 10.1007/BF01206962. Google Scholar
[3]	H. Amann and J. López-Gómez, A priori bounds and multiple solutions for superlinear indefinite elliptic problems, J. Differential Equations, 146 (1998), 336-374. doi: 10.1006/jdeq.1998.3440. Google Scholar
[4]	M. Barnsley, Fractals Everywhere Academic Press, Inc. , Boston, MA, 1988. Google Scholar
[5]	V.L. Barutello, A. Boscaggin and G. Verzini, Positive solutions with a complex behavior for superlinear indefinite ODEs on the real line, J. Differential Equations, 259 (2015), 3448-3489. doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2015.04.026. Google Scholar
[6]	H. Berestycki, I. Capuzzo-Dolcetta and L. Nirenberg, Superlinear indefinite elliptic problems and nonlinear {L}iouville theorems, Topol. Methods Nonlinear Anal., 4 (1994), 59-78. doi: 10.12775/TMNA.1994.023. Google Scholar
[7]	J. Berstel and D. Perrin, The origins of combinatorics on words, European J. Combin., 28 (2007), 996-1022. doi: 10.1016/j.ejc.2005.07.019. Google Scholar
[8]	D. Bonheure, J.M. Gomes and P. Habets, Multiple positive solutions of superlinear elliptic problems with sign-changing weight, J. Differential Equations, 214 (2005), 36-64. doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2004.08.009. Google Scholar
[9]	A. Boscaggin, Positive periodic solutions to nonlinear ODEs with indefinite weight: an overview, Rend. Semin. Mat. Univ. Politec. Torino (to appear).Google Scholar
[10]	A. Boscaggin, W. Dambrosio and D. Papini, Multiple positive solutions to elliptic boundary blow-up problems, J. Differential Equations, 262 (2017), 5990-6017. doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2017.02.025. Google Scholar
[11]	A. Boscaggin and G. Feltrin, Positive subharmonic solutions to nonlinear ODEs with indefinite weight Commun. Contemp. Math. (to appear). doi: 10.1142/S0219199717500213. Google Scholar
[12]	A. Boscaggin, G. Feltrin and F. Zanolin, Pairs of positive periodic solutions of nonlinear ODEs with indefinite weight: a topological degree approach for the super-sublinear case, Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh Sect. A, 146 (2016), 449-474. doi: 10.1017/S0308210515000621. Google Scholar
[13]	A. Boscaggin, G. Feltrin and F. Zanolin, Positive solutions for super-sublinear indefinite problems: high multiplicity results via coincidence degree Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. (to appear). doi: 10.1090/tran/6992. Google Scholar
[14]	A. Boscaggin and F. Zanolin, Positive periodic solutions of second order nonlinear equations with indefinite weight: multiplicity results and complex dynamics, J. Differential Equations, 252 (2012), 2922-2950. doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2011.09.010. Google Scholar
[15]	A. Boscaggin and F. Zanolin, Subharmonic solutions for nonlinear second order equations in presence of lower and upper solutions, Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst., 33 (2013), 89-110. doi: 10.3934/dcds.2013.33.89. Google Scholar
[16]	K.J. Brown and P. Hess, Stability and uniqueness of positive solutions for a semi-linear elliptic boundary value problem, Differential Integral Equations, 3 (1990), 201-207. Google Scholar
[17]	G.J. Butler, Rapid oscillation, nonextendability, and the existence of periodic solutions to second order nonlinear ordinary differential equations, J. Differential Equations, 22 (1976), 467-477. doi: 10.1016/0022-0396(76)90041-3. Google Scholar
[18]	A. Capietto, M. Henrard, J. Mawhin and F. Zanolin, A continuation approach to some forced superlinear Sturm-Liouville boundary value problems, Topol. Methods Nonlinear Anal., 3 (1994), 81-100. doi: 10.12775/TMNA.1994.005. Google Scholar
[19]	A. Capietto, W. Dambrosio and D. Papini, Superlinear indefinite equations on the real line and chaotic dynamics, J. Differential Equations, 181 (2002), 419-438. doi: 10.1006/jdeq.2001.4080. Google Scholar
[20]	B.S. Du, The minimal number of periodic orbits of periods guaranteed in Sharkovskiǐ's theorem, Bull. Austral. Math. Soc., 31 (1985), 89-103. doi: 10.1017/S0004972700002306. Google Scholar
[21]	D. S. Dummit and R. M. Foote, Abstract Algebra 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , Hoboken, NJ, 2004. Google Scholar
[22]	G. Feltrin, Positive Solutions to Indefinite Problems: A Topological Approach Ph. D. thesis, SISSA (Trieste), 2016.Google Scholar
[23]	G. Feltrin and F. Zanolin, Existence of positive solutions in the superlinear case via coincidence degree: The Neumann and the periodic boundary value problems, Adv. Differential Equations, 20 (2015), 937-982. Google Scholar
[24]	G. Feltrin and F. Zanolin, Multiple positive solutions for a superlinear problem: A topological approach, J. Differential Equations, 259 (2015), 925-963. doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2015.02.032. Google Scholar
[25]	G. Feltrin and F. Zanolin, Multiplicity of positive periodic solutions in the superlinear indefinite case via coincidence degree, J. Differential Equations, 262 (2017), 4255-4291. doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2017.01.009. Google Scholar
[26]	R. E. Gaines and J. Mawhin, Coincidence Degree, and Nonlinear Differential Equations Lecture Notes in Mathematics, 568, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-New York, 1977. Google Scholar
[27]	M. Gaudenzi, P. Habets and F. Zanolin, An example of a superlinear problem with multiple positive solutions, Atti Sem. Mat. Fis. Univ. Modena, 51 (2003), 259-272. Google Scholar
[28]	E.N. Gilbert and J. Riordan, Symmetry types of periodic sequences, Illinois J. Math., 5 (1961), 657-665. Google Scholar
[29]	P.M. Girão and J.M. Gomes, Multibump nodal solutions for an indefinite superlinear elliptic problem, J. Differential Equations, 247 (2009), 1001-1012. doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2009.04.018. Google Scholar
[30]	R. Gómez-Reñasco and J. López-Gómez, The effect of varying coefficients on the dynamics of a class of superlinear indefinite reaction-diffusion equations, J. Differential Equations, 167 (2000), 36-72. doi: 10.1006/jdeq.2000.3772. Google Scholar
[31]	P. Hess and T. Kato, On some linear and nonlinear eigenvalue problems with an indefinite weight function, Comm. Partial Differential Equations, 5 (1980), 999-1030. doi: 10.1080/03605308008820162. Google Scholar
[32]	M.R. Joglekar, E. Sander and J.A. Yorke, Fixed points indices and period-doubling cascades, J. Fixed Point Theory Appl., 8 (2010), 151-176. doi: 10.1007/s11784-010-0029-5. Google Scholar
[33]	T. Kociumaka, J. Radoszewski and W. Rytter, Computing k-th Lyndon word and decoding lexicographically minimal de Bruijn sequence, in Combinatorial Pattern Matching, vol. 8486 of Lecture Notes in Comput. Sci. , Springer, Cham, 2014,202-211. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-07566-2_21. Google Scholar
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[35]	P.A. MacMahon, Applications of a theory of permutations in circular procession to the theory of numbers, Proc. London Math. Soc., 23 (1891/92), 305-313. doi: 10.1112/plms/s1-23.1.305. Google Scholar
[36]	J. Mawhin, Topological Degree Methods in Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems CBMS Regional Conference Series in Mathematics, 40, American Mathematical Society, Providence, R. I. , 1979. Google Scholar
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[38]	J. Mawhin, C. Rebelo and F. Zanolin, Continuation theorems for Ambrosetti-Prodi type periodic problems, Commun. Contemp. Math., 2 (2000), 87-126. doi: 10.1142/S0219199700000074. Google Scholar
[39]	P. Morassi, A note on the construction of coincidence degree, Boll. Un. Mat. Ital. A (7), 10 (1996), 421-433. Google Scholar
[40]	R.D. Nussbaum, Periodic solutions of some nonlinear, autonomous functional differential equations. Ⅱ, J. Differential Equations, 14 (1973), 360-394. doi: 10.1016/0022-0396(73)90053-3. Google Scholar
[41]	R. D. Nussbaum, The Fixed Point Index and Some Applications Séminaire de Mathématiques Supérieures [Seminar on Higher Mathematics], 94, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, 1985. Google Scholar
[42]	R. D. Nussbaum, The fixed point index and fixed point theorems, in Topological Methods for Ordinary Differential Equations (Montecatini Terme, 1991), Lecture Notes in Math. , 1537, Springer, Berlin, 1993,143-205. doi: 10.1007/BFb0085077. Google Scholar
[43]	D. Papini and F. Zanolin, A topological approach to superlinear indefinite boundary value problems, Topol. Methods Nonlinear Anal., 15 (2000), 203-233. doi: 10.12775/TMNA.2000.017. Google Scholar
[44]	D. Papini and F. Zanolin, On the periodic boundary value problem and chaotic-like dynamics for nonlinear Hill's equations, Adv. Nonlinear Stud., 4 (2004), 71-91. doi: 10.1515/ans-2004-0105. Google Scholar
[45]	N. J. A. Sloane, The on-line encyclopedia of integer sequences published electronically at [http://oeis.org, Sequence A001037.Google Scholar
[46]	E. Sovrano, How to get complex dynamics? A note on a topological approach, submitted.Google Scholar
[47]	E. Sovrano, A negative answer to a conjecture arising in the study of selection-migration models in population genetics J. Math. Biol. (to appear). doi: 10.1007/s00285-017-1185-7. Google Scholar
[48]	S. Terracini and G. Verzini, Oscillating solutions to second-order ODEs with indefinite superlinear nonlinearities, Nonlinearity, 13 (2000), 1501-1514. doi: 10.1088/0951-7715/13/5/305. Google Scholar

Figure 1. The figure shows an example of multiple positive solutions for the $T$-periodic boundary value problem associated with $(\mathscr{E}_{\mu})$. For this numerical simulation we have chosen $a(t) = \sin(6\pi t)$ for $t\in\mathopen{[}0, 1\mathclose{]}$, $\mu = 10$ and $g(s) = \max\{0,400\, s\arctan|s|\}$. Notice that the weight function $a(t)$ has $3$ positive humps. We show the graphs of the $7$ positive $T$-periodic solutions of $(\mathscr{E}_{\mu})$. We stress that $g(s)/s\not\to+\infty$ as $s\to+\infty$ (contrary to what is assumed in $(g_{s})$), indeed Theorem 2.2 is also valid assuming only that $g(s)/s$ is sufficiently large as $s\to+\infty$, as observed in Remark 2.1

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Figure 2. Using a numerical simulation we have studied the $2$-periodic solutions of equation $(\mathscr{E}_{\mu})$ where $a(t) = \sin(t)$, $T=2\pi$, $\mu = 6$ and $g(s) = 100(s^{2}+s^{3})$. In the upper part, the figure shows the graph of the weight $q(t)=a_{\mu}(t)$; while in the lower part, it shows the graphs of three $2T$-periodic positive solutions, in accordance with Theorem 4.1. The three solutions are in correspondence with the three strings $(1, 0)$, $(0, 1)$ and $(1, 1)$, respectively, as stated in Theorem 4.1. The first two solutions are subharmonic solutions of order $2$ and the third one is a $1$-periodic solution. As subharmonic solutions of order $2$, we consider only the first one, since the second one is a translation by $1$ of the first solution

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Figure 3. The figure shows the aperiodic necklaces made by arranging $k$ beads whose color is chosen from a list of 2 colors, when $k\in\{2, 3, 4\}$. The aperiodic necklaces depicted in the figure correspond to the following Lyndon words on the alphabet $\{a, b\}$: $ab$ for $k=2$, $abb$ and $aab$ for $k=3$, $abbb$, $aabb$ and $aaab$ for $k=4$ (which are the minimal elements in the class of equivalence in the lexicographic ordering). For instance, for $k = 4$, note that the string $abab$ is not acceptable as it represents a sequence of period $2$ and the string $bbaa$ is already counted as $aabb$

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