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We investigate the existence and the multiplicity of solutions of the problem $$ \begin{cases} -\Delta_p u-\Delta_q u = g(x, u)\quad & \mbox{in } \Omega,\\ \displaystyle{u=0} & \mbox{on } \partial\Omega, \end{cases} $$ where $\Omega$ is a…
We establish an explicit maximum principle for the Dirichlet problem associated with the $p$-Laplacian ($p>1$), where the constant depends on both $p$ and the geometry of the domain. From this result we derive two main applications. First,…
We consider the following elliptic system with Neumann boundary: \begin{equation} \begin{cases} -\Delta u + \mu u=v^p, &\hbox{in } \Omega, \\-\Delta v + \mu v=u^q, &\hbox{in } \Omega, \\\frac{\partial u}{\partial n} = \frac{\partial…
In this paper, we investigate the existence of a "weak solutions" for a Neumann problems of $p(x)$-Laplacian-like operators, originated from a capillary phenomena, of the following form \begin{equation*}…
In this paper, we are concerned with the following elliptic equation $$\left\{\begin{array}{rrl}-\Delta u&=& |u|^{4/(n-2)}u/[\ln (e+|u|)]^\varepsilon\hbox{ in } \Omega,\\ u&=&0 \hbox{ on }\partial \Omega, \end{array} \right.$$ where…
We employ a variational approach to study the Neumann boundary value problem for the $p$-Laplacian on bounded smooth-enough domains in the metric setting, and show that solutions exist and are bounded. The boundary data considered are Borel…
Using as a main tool our recent result on the strict minimax inequality proved in [5], in this note we establish a multiplicity theorem for a problem of the type $$\cases{-K\left(\int_{\Omega}|\nabla u(x)|^2dx\right)\Delta u = h(x,u) & in…
In this paper, we consider the following non-linear equations in unbounded domains $\Omega$ with exterior Dirichlet condition: \begin{equation*}\begin{cases} (-\Delta)_p^s u(x)=f(u(x)), & x\in\Omega,\\ u(x)>0, &x\in\Omega,\\ u(x)\leq0,…
We consider the equation $-\epsilon^{2}\Delta u + u = u^ {p}$ in a bounded domain $\Omega\subset\R^{3}$ with edges. We impose Neumann boundary conditions, assuming $1<p<5$, and prove concentration of solutions at suitable points of…
In this paper we prove a sharp lower bound for the first nontrivial Neumann eigenvalue $\mu_1(\Omega)$ for the $p$-Laplace operator in a Lipschitz, bounded domain $\Omega$ in $\R^n$. Our estimate does not require any convexity assumption on…
We investigate the existence and multiplicity of abstract weak solutions of the equation $-\Delta_p u -\Delta_q u=\alpha |u|^{p-2}u + \beta |u|^{q-2}u$ in a bounded domain under zero Dirichlet boundary conditions, assuming $1<q<p$ and…
In this paper we are proving the existence of a nontrivial solution of the ${p}(x)$- Laplacian equation with Dirichlet boundary condition. We will use the variational method and concentration compactness principle involving positive radon…
In this paper we present a proof of a Neumann type maximum principle for the Laplace operator on compact Riemannian manifolds. A key p oint is the simple geometric nature of the constant in the a priori estimate of this maximum principle.…
For the following Neumann problem in a ball $$\begin{cases} -\Delta_p u+u^{p-1}=u^{q-1}\quad&\text{in }B,\\ u>0,\,u\text{ radial}\quad&\text{in }B,\\ \frac{\partial u}{\partial \nu}=0\quad&\text{on }\partial B, \end{cases}$$ with…
We investigate qualitative properties of weak solutions of the Dirichlet problem for the equation $-\Delta_p u = \lambda m(x)|u|^{p-2}u + \eta a(x)|u|^{q-2}u + f(x)$ in a bounded domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N$, where $q<p$. Under…
We consider the equation $- \e^2 \D u + u= u^p$ in $\Omega \subseteq \R^N$, where $\Omega$ is open, smooth and bounded, and we prove concentration of solutions along $k$-dimensional minimal submanifolds of $\partial \O$, for $N \geq 3$ and…
We study the existence, multiplicity, and certain qualitative properties of solutions to the zero Dirichlet problem for the equation $-\Delta_p u = \lambda |u|^{p-2}u + a(x)|u|^{q-2}u$ in a bounded domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N$,…
The aim of this paper is to extend previous results regarding the multiplicity of solutions for quasilinear elliptic problems with critical growth to the variable exponent case. We prove, in the spirit of \cite{DPFBS}, the existence of at…
We consider the following problem $$(P) \begin{cases} -\Delta_{p}u= c(x)|u|^{q-1}u+\mu |\nabla u|^{p}+h(x) & \ \ \mbox{ in }\Omega, u=0 & \ \ \mbox{ on } \partial\Omega, \end{cases}$$ where $\Omega$ is a bounded set in $\mathbb{R}^{N}$…
In this note we show the existence of at least three nontrivial solutions to the following quasilinear elliptic equation $-\Delta_p u = |u|^{p^*-2}u + \lambda f(x,u)$ in a smooth bounded domain $\Omega$ of $\R^N$ with homogeneous Dirichlet…