The generalized Conley index and multiple solutions of semilinear elliptic problems

The Generalized Conley Index and Multiple Solutions of Semilinear Elliptic Problems

We establish some framework so that the generalized Conley index can be easily used to study the multiple solution problem of semilinear elliptic boundary value problems. Both the parabolic flow and the gradient flow are used. Some examples are given to compare our approach here with other well-known methods. Our abstract results with parabolic flows may have applications to parabolic problems ...

Multiple Positive Solutions of Semilinear Elliptic Problems in Exterior Domains

Multiple Solutions For Semilinear Elliptic Boundary Value Problems At Resonance

In recent years several nonlinear techniques have been very successful in proving the existence of weak solutions for semilinear elliptic boundary value problems at resonance. One technique involves a variational approach where solutions are characterized as saddle points for a related functional. This argument requires that the Palais-Smale condition and some coercivity conditions are satisfie...

Multiple Clustered Layer Solutions for Semilinear Elliptic Problems on S

We consider the following superlinear elliptic equation on Sn  ε∆Snu− u+ f(u) = 0 in D; u > 0 in D and u = 0 on ∂D, where D is a geodesic ball on Sn with geodesic radius θ1, and ∆Sn is the Laplace-Beltrami operator on Sn. We prove that for any θ ∈ ( 2 , π) and for any positive integer N ≥ 1, there exist at least 2N + 1 solutions to the above problem for ε sufficiently small. Moreover, the asym...

Multiple Nontrivial Solutions of Elliptic Semilinear Equations

We find multiple solutions for semilinear boundary value problems when the corresponding functional exhibits local splitting at zero.