Positive solutions for the p-Laplacian in annuli
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 July 2007
Abstract
We consider the Dirichlet problem for the equation -Δpu = q(|x|)f(u) in an annulus Ω ⊂ Rn, n ≥ 1, where Δpu = div(|∇u|p−2∇u) is the p-Laplacian operator, p > 1. With no assumption on the behaviour of the nonlinearity f either at zero or at infinity, we prove existence and localization of positive radial solutions for this problem by applying Schauder's fixed-point theorem. Precisely, we show the existence of at least one such solution each time the graph of f passes through an appropriate tunnel. So, it is easy to exhibit multiple, or even infinitely many, positive solutions. Moreover, upper and lower bounds for the maximum value of the solution are obtained. Our results are easily extended to the exterior of a ball, when n > p.
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- Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 132 , Issue 3 , June 2002 , pp. 595 - 610
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- Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 2002
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