Existence of Solutions of Some Nonlinear $φ$-Laplacian Equations with Neumann-Steklov Nonlinear Boundary Conditions

Abstract

We study the existence of solutions of the quasilinear equation $$(D(u(t))\phi(u'(t)))'=f(t,u(t),u'(t)),\qquad a.e. \;\;t\in [0,T],$$ subject to nonlinear Neumann-Steklov boundary conditions on $[0,T]$, where $\phi: (-a,a)\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ (for $0 < a < \infty$) is an increasing homeomorphism such that $\phi(0)=0$, $f:[0,T]\times\mathbb{R}^{2} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ a $L^1$-Carathéodory function, $D$ : $\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow (0,\infty)$ is a continuous function. Using topological methods, we obtain existence and multiplicity results.