Multiple solutions to the pure critical exponent problem in domains with a hole of arbitrary size

Mathematische Zeitschrift

Volumn 259, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 575-589

  Clapp, Mónica ^a   Pacella, Filomena ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Critical exponent; Multiple sign changing solutions; Nonlinear elliptic boundary valued problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549161923     PISSN: 00255874     EISSN: 14321823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00209-007-0238-9     Document Type: Article

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