Electron. J. Diff. Equ., Vol. 2011 (2011), No. 43, pp. 1-9.

Existence and multiplicity of solutions for divergence type elliptic equations

Lin Zhao, Peihao Zhao, Xiaoxia Xie

Abstract:
We establish the existence and multiplicity of weak solutions of a problem involving a uniformly convex elliptic operator in divergence form. We find one nontrivial solution by the mountain pass lemma, when the nonlinearity has a $(p-1)$-superlinear growth at infinity, and two nontrivial solutions by minimization and mountain pass when the nonlinear term has a $(p-1)$-sublinear growth at infinity.

Submitted January 1, 2011. Published March 31, 2011.
Math Subject Classifications: 35A15, 35J20, 35J62.
Key Words: Nonlinear elliptic equations; uniformly convex; mountain pass lemma; three critical points theorem.

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Lin Zhao
School of Mathematics and Statistics, Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
email: zhjz9332003@gmail.com
Peihao Zhao
School of Mathematics and Statistics, Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
email: zhaoph@lzu.edu.cn
Xiaoxia Xie
School of Mathematics and Statistics, Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
email: xiexx06@lzu.cn

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