Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, Vol. 2013 (2013), No. 14, pp. 1-9. Title: Existence and multiplicity of solutions for Dirichlet problems involving the p(x)-Laplace operator Author: Mustafa Avci(Dicle Univ., Diyarbakir, Turkey) Abstract: In this article, we study superlinear Dirichlet problems involving the p(x)-Laplace operator without using the Ambrosetti-Rabinowitz's superquadraticity condition. Using a variant Fountain theorem, but not including Palais-Smale type assumptions, we prove the existence and multiplicity of the solutions. Submitted November 11, 2011. Published January 14, 2013. Math Subject Classifications: 35D05, 35J60, 35J70, 58E05. Key Words: p(x)-Laplace operator; variable exponent Lebesgue-Sobolev spaces; variational approach; Fountain theorem.