Exact multiplicity and ordering properties of positive solutions of a p-Laplacian Dirichlet problem and their applications

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 287, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 380-398

  Wang, Shin Hwa ^a   Yeh, Tzung Shin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Exact multiplicity; Ordering properties of positive solutions; P Laplacian; Solution curve; Time map

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347530225     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-247X(02)00520-6     Document Type: Article

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