Connecting Orbits of Lagrangian Systems in a Nonstationary Force Field

We study connecting orbits of a natural Lagrangian system defined on a complete Riemannian manifold subjected to the action of a nonstationary force field with potential $U(q, t) = f(t)V (q)$. It is assumed that the factor $f(t)$ tends to $\infty$ as $t\to\pm\infty$ and vanishes at a unique point $t_{0} \in \mathbb{R}$. Let $X_{+}$, $X_{-}$ denote the sets of isolated critical points of $V(x)$ at which $U(x, t)$ as a function of $x$ distinguishes its maximum for any fixed $t > t_{0}$ and $t < t_{0}$, respectively. Under nondegeneracy conditions on points of $X_\pm$ we prove the existence of infinitely many doubly asymptotic trajectories connecting $X_{-}$ and $X_{+}$.