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Infinitely many periodic solutions to a Lorentz force equation with singular electromagnetic potential

Analysis of PDEs 2023-02-14 v1 Classical Analysis and ODEs

Abstract

We consider the Lorentz force equation ddt(mx˙1x˙2/c2)=q(E(t,x)+x˙×B(t,x)),xR3, \frac{d}{dt}\left(\frac{m\dot{x}}{\sqrt{1-|\dot{x}|^{2}/c^{2}}}\right) = q \left(E(t,x) + \dot x \times B(t,x)\right), \qquad x \in \mathbb{R}^3, in the physically relevant case of a singular electric field EE. Assuming that EE and BB are TT-periodic in time and satisfy suitable further conditions, we prove the existence of infinitely many TT-periodic solutions. The proof is based on a min-max principle of Lusternik-Schrelmann type, in the framework of non-smooth critical point theory. Applications are given to the problem of the motion of a charged particle under the action of a Li\'enard-Wiechert potential and to the relativistic forced Kepler problem.

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@article{arxiv.2302.06189,
  title  = {Infinitely many periodic solutions to a Lorentz force equation with singular electromagnetic potential},
  author = {Alberto Boscaggin and Walter Dambrosio and Duccio Papini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.06189},
  year   = {2023}
}
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