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Max-Min characterization of the mountain pass energy level for a class of variational problems

Mathematical Physics 2009-09-02 v1 math.MP

Abstract

We provide a max-min characterization of the mountain pass energy level for a family of variational problems. As a consequence we deduce the mountain pass structure of solutions to suitable PDEs, whose existence follows from classical minimization argument.

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@article{arxiv.0909.0136,
  title  = {Max-Min characterization of the mountain pass energy level for a class of variational problems},
  author = {Jacopo Bellazzini and Nicola Visciglia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.0136},
  year   = {2009}
}