Neumann problems with indefinite and unbounded potential and concave terms

Papageorgiou, Nikolaos; Rădulescu, Vicenţiu

doi:10.1090/proc/12600

Neumann problems with indefinite and unbounded potential and concave terms
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Abstract:

We consider a semilinear parametric Neumann problem driven by the negative Laplacian plus an indefinite and unbounded potential. The reaction is asymptotically linear and exhibits a negative concave term near the origin. Using variational methods together with truncation and perturbation techniques and critical groups, we show that for all small values of the parameter the problem has at least five nontrivial solutions, four of which have constant sign.

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