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Superlinear elliptic boundary value problems

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We use a new form of the mountain pass lemma to extend results on superlinear boundary value problems.

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Schechter, M. Superlinear elliptic boundary value problems. Manuscripta Math 86, 253–265 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02567993

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