Transactions in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Transactions in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Multiplicity of Homoclinic Solutions for Homogeneous Damped Vibration Systems

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences of Monastir Faculty of Sciences of Monastir- 5060 Monastir, Tunisia
Abstract
We study the existence and multiplicity of classical homoclinic solutions for a class of second-order damped vibration systems of the form
$$\ddot{u}(t)+q(t)\dot{u}(t)-L(t)u(t)=-a(t)\nabla G(u(t))+b(t)\nabla H(u(t))+h(t),\ t\in\mathbb{R},$$
where $L(t)$ is a symmetric positive definite matrix, $a(t)$, $b(t)$ are positive functions, $G$ and $H$ are homogeneous potentials of different degrees, and $h(t)$ is a small external forcing term. Employing variational techniques and the Pohozaev fibering method, we establish the existence of infinitely many nontrivial homoclinic solutions in the symmetric case $h=0$, and at least three such solutions when $h$ is nonzero but sufficiently small. These results generalize previous findings by addressing both subcritical and supercritical homogeneous nonlinearities in a non-periodic, non-symmetric framework.
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Volume 3, Issue 1
Winter 2026
Pages 10-19

  • Receive Date 09 January 2026
  • Accept Date 22 February 2026
  • First Publish Date 22 February 2026
  • Publish Date 01 February 2026