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... R and a.e x in Ω, where a(x) ∈ Lq (Ω), b ∈ R and < p < N +4 N −4 if N > and < p < ∞ if N ≤ and q + p = 1; (H4) f (x, t) = o(|t|) as t → uniformly for x ∈ Ω ; (H5) There exists a constant Θ > and ... Existence and multiplicity of solutions for a fourth-order elliptic equation Fanglei Wang∗1 and Yukun An2 College Department of Science, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, P R China of Mathematics, ... (4) and (H5) Hence, I(tϕ1 ) ≤ l2 t2 ϕ1 2 − tΘ ϕ1 Θ Θ + C4 → −∞ as t → +∞ and part is proved Proof of Theorem 2.1 From Lemmas 2.2 and 2.3, it is clear to see that I(u) satisfies the hypotheses of...
... Therefore, we have reduced the problem of finding a solution of 1.5 to that of seeking a critical point of the functional J defined on Rk In order to obtain the existence of critical points of J ... nonexistence of nontrivial solutions of BVP 1.5 Finally, in Section 4, we provide various sets of sufficient conditions on the existence of solutions of BVP 1.5 when f is superlinear, sublinear, and Lipschitz ... Moreover, in a special case of f we obtain a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of unique solutions of BVP 1.5 To conclude the introduction, we refer to 21, 22 for the general background...
... Ge, and X Lin, “Existence of solutions for a class of third-order nonlinear boundary value problems,” Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, vol 294, no 1, pp 104–112, 2004 Y Feng and ... now formulate and prove our main results on the existence and uniqueness of solutions for nth-order three point boundary value problem 1.1 , 1.2 Theorem 3.1 Assume that i there exist lower and ... Hence x1 t is a solution of BVP 1.1 , 1.2 and satisfies 3.3 Now we give a uniqueness theorem by assuming additionally the differentiability for functions f, g and h, and a kind of estimating condition...
... solution of 4.5 , then y i is a solutionn of 1.2 Proof Since we remark that x i is a solution of 4.5 , if and only if T K i, j λF j n − 1, T x j , Tx i x i n−1 , for ≤ i ≤ T 4.6 j Let y i for ≤ ... of 3.5 , then y t is a solution of 1.1 Further, if y t is a solution of 1.1 , imply that x t is a solution of 3.5 Let P {x ∈ C 0, | x t ≥ 0, for all t ∈ 0, } Obviously, P is a normal cone of ... 0, ∞ is continuous and nondecreasing; h : 0, ∞ → 0, ∞ is continuous and nonincreasing, and h may be singular at y Next, we consider the existence and uniqueness of solutions for the following...
... solution of 4.5 , then y i is a solutionn of 1.2 Proof Since we remark that x i is a solution of 4.5 , if and only if T K i, j λF j n − 1, T x j , Tx i x i n−1 , for ≤ i ≤ T 4.6 j Let y i for ≤ ... of 3.5 , then y t is a solution of 1.1 Further, if y t is a solution of 1.1 , imply that x t is a solution of 3.5 Let P {x ∈ C 0, | x t ≥ 0, for all t ∈ 0, } Obviously, P is a normal cone of ... 0, ∞ is continuous and nondecreasing; h : 0, ∞ → 0, ∞ is continuous and nonincreasing, and h may be singular at y Next, we consider the existence and uniqueness of solutions for the following...
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... BVP (1.1λ ) X Xian and D O’Regan Proof Let z0 (t) = for t ∈ [0,1], and zλ (t) = λg(Rλ + 1)(Lτ z0 )(t) for t ∈ [0,1] Since L0 is increasing and g is nonincreasing, then we have for any n ∈ N, xn ... contradiction Therefore, β(t) ≥ un,λ (t) for t ∈ [0,1] Similarly, we can show that α(t) ≤ un,λ (t) for t ∈ [0,1] Thus, un,λ (t) is a positive solution of (2.1λ ) The proof is complete n Proof of the main ... (1.1λ ) has at least one positive solution The proof is complete Lemma 2.13 Let α(t) and β(t) be lower and upper solutions of (2.1λ ) for some n ∈ N and n λ > 0, ≤ α(t) ≤ β(t) Then (2.1λ ) has at...