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Existence and uniqueness of periodic solutions for forced Liénard-type equations

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By using topological degree theory and some analysis skill, some sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of periodic solutions for a class of forced Liénard-type equations are obtained.

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Liu, Bw. Existence and uniqueness of periodic solutions for forced Liénard-type equations. Appl. Math. J. Chin. Univ. 23, 295–302 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11766-008-1865-6

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