摘要

We study a nonlinear periodic problem driven by a nonhomogeneous differential operator and with a Caratheodory reaction which is (p - 1)-linear near +/-infinity. The differential operator incorporates as special cases the scalar p-Laplacian, the (p, q)-operator and the scalar p-mean curvature operator. Using variational methods coupled with truncation techniques and the use of critical groups, we show that the problem has at least three nontrivial solutions (one positive, the second negative and the third nodal). We also show that the problem has extremal nontrivial constant sign solutions.

  • 出版日期2013