On the periodic boundary value problem and chaotic-like dynamics for nonlinear Hill's equations

Advanced Nonlinear Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-91

  Papini, Duccio ^a   Zanolin, Fabio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chaotic like dynamics; Fixed points of planar maps; Nonlinear Hill's equations; Periodic solutions; Sign indefinite weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042728668     PISSN: 15361365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ans-2004-0105     Document Type: Article

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