Electron. J. Differential Equations, Vol. 2021 (2021), No. 19, pp. 1-20.

Nodal solutions of fourth-order Kirchhoff equations with critical growth in R^N

Hongling Pu, Shiqi Li, Sihua Liang, Dusan D. Repovs

Abstract:
We consider a class of fourth-order elliptic equations of Kirchhoff type with critical growth in R^N. By using constrained minimization in the Nehari manifold, we establish sufficient conditions for the existence of nodal (that is, sign-changing) solutions.

Submitted January 24, 2021. Published March 25, 2021.
Math Subject Classifications: 35A15, 35J60, 47G20.
Key Words: Fourth-order elliptic equation; Kirchhoff problem; critical exponent; variational methods; nodal solution.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58997/ejde.2021.19

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Hongling Pu
College of Mathematics
Changchun Normal University
Changchun 130032, China
email: pauline_phl@163.com
Shiqi Li
College of Mathematics
Changchun Normal University
Changchun 130032, China
email: lishiqi59@126.com
Sihua Liang
College of Mathematics
Changchun Normal University
Changchun 130032, China
email: liangsihua@163.com
Dusan D. Repovs
Faculty of Education and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
University of Ljubljana & Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics
Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
email: dusan.repovs@guest.arnes.si

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