On a sub-supersolution method for variational inequalities with Leray-Lions operators in variable exponent spaces

Nonlinear Analysis, Theory, Methods and Applications

Volumn 71, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 3305-3321

  Le, Vy Khoi ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

General boundary conditions; Subsolution; Supersolution; Variable exponent; Variational inequalities

Indexed keywords

GENERAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; SUBSOLUTION; SUPERSOLUTION; VARIABLE EXPONENT; VARIATIONAL INEQUALITIES;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 67349206585     PISSN: 0362546X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.na.2009.01.211     Document Type: Article

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