A seven-positive-solutions theorem for a superlinear problem

Advanced Nonlinear Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-164

  Gaudenzi, Marcellino ^a   Habets, Patrick ^b   Zanolin, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blow up solutions; Multiple positive solutions; Sign indefinite weight; Superlinear equations

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042803853     PISSN: 15361365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ans-2004-0202     Document Type: Article

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