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June 2005 Pairs of solutions of constant sign for nonlinear periodic equations with unbounded nonlinearity
Shouchuan Hu, Nikolaos S. Papageorgiou
Bull. Belg. Math. Soc. Simon Stevin 12(2): 193-208 (June 2005). DOI: 10.36045/bbms/1117805083

Abstract

We consider periodic problems driven by the ordinary scalar $p$-Laplacian with a Caratheodory nonlinearity. Using variational techniques, coupled with the method of upper and lower solutions, we obtain two nontrivial solutions, with one positive and the other negative.

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Shouchuan Hu. Nikolaos S. Papageorgiou. "Pairs of solutions of constant sign for nonlinear periodic equations with unbounded nonlinearity." Bull. Belg. Math. Soc. Simon Stevin 12 (2) 193 - 208, June 2005. https://doi.org/10.36045/bbms/1117805083

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Published: June 2005
First available in Project Euclid: 3 June 2005

zbMATH: 1172.34311
MathSciNet: MR2179963
Digital Object Identifier: 10.36045/bbms/1117805083

Subjects:
Primary: 34B18 , 34C25

Keywords: $p$-Laplacian , Ekeland variational principle , Green's identity , maximal monotone operator , method of upper and lower solutions , periodic solution , positive solution

Rights: Copyright © 2005 The Belgian Mathematical Society

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