Recent advances in minimax theory and applications

Springer Optimization and Its Applications

Volumn 17, Issue , 2008, Pages 23-52

  Ricceri, Biagio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Minimax theorems,multiplicity of solutions; Nonlinear equations; p Laplacian; Well posed optimization problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976471747     PISSN: 19316828     EISSN: 19316836     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-77247-9_2     Document Type: Chapter

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