Electron. J. Differential Equations, Vol. 2025 (2025), No. 17, pp. 1-30.

Eigenvalue problems for Kirchhoff-type equations in variable exponent Sobolev spaces

Junichi Aramaki

Abstract:
In this article, we consider an eigenvalue problem for the Kirchhoff-type equation containing p(.)-Laplacian and the mean curvature operator with mixed boundary conditions. More precisely, we are concerned with the problem with the Dirichlet condition on a part of the boundary and the Steklov boundary condition on an another part of the boundary. We show that the eigenvalue problem has infinitely many eigenpairs by using the celebrated Ljusternik-Schnirelmann principle in the calculus of variation. Moreover, we derive that in a variable exponent Sobolev space, there are two cases where the infimum of all eigenvalues is equal to zero and is positive.

Submitted April 21, 2024. Published February 25, 2025.
Math Subject Classifications: 49R50, 35A01, 35J62, 35J57.
Key Words: Eigenvalue problem; Kirchhoff-type operator; p(.)-Laplacian; mean curvature operator; mixed boundary value problem; variable exponent Sobolev space.
DOI: 10.58997/ejde.2025.17

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Junichi Aramaki
Division of Science
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Tokyo Denki University,
Hatoyama-machi, Saitama 350-0394, Japan
email: aramaki@hctv.ne.jp

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