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Uniqueness of Periodic Solutions for Certain Second-Order Equations

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We establish a criterion for the uniqueness of periodic solutions for a class of second-order equations. We also give an application to a polynomial system and corrections to some known results.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200030, P. R. China

    Mao An Han

  2. Department of Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA

    Ti Fei Qian

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10371072)

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Han, M.A., Qian, T.F. Uniqueness of Periodic Solutions for Certain Second-Order Equations. Acta Math Sinica 20, 247–254 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10114-003-0300-4

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