The Generalized Conley Index and Multiple Solutions of Semilinear Elliptic Problems

Abstract and Applied Analysis

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 103-135

  Dancer, E N ^a   Du, Yihong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conley index; critical point theory; elliptic equation; fixed point index; superlinear problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000682754     PISSN: 10853375     EISSN: 16870409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S108533759600005X     Document Type: Article

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