We consider a natural Lagrangian system defined on a complete Riemannian manifold being subjected to the action of a non-stationary 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 $x$ attains its maximum for any fixed $t> t_{ 0}$ and $t<t_{ 0}$, respectively. Under nondegeneracy conditions on points of $X_{ \pm}$ we apply Newton-Kantorovich type method to study the existence of transversal doubly asymptotic trajectories connecting $X_{ -}$ and $X_{ +}$. Conditions on the Riemannian manifold and the potential which guarantee the existence of such orbits are presented. Such connecting trajectories are obatained by continuation of geodesics defined in a vicinity of the point $t_{ 0}$ to the whole real line.
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