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A Neumann boundary value problem for the Sturm-Liouville equation (English)
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10 March 2009
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The authors deal with the Neumann boundary value problem \[ -(pu')'+ru'+qu=\lambda g(u), \;\; u'(0)=u'(1)=0,\tag{1} \] where \(p\) is a \(C^1 \) positive function in \([0,1]\), \(r\) and \(q\) are continuous in \([0,1]\), \(r\) is positive; \(\lambda \) is a positive parameter. The solutions to (1) are the critical points of a functional of the form \(\Phi-\lambda\Psi\), \(\Phi(u)=\|u\|^2/2\), \(\Psi(u)=\int_0^1F(x,u(x))\,dx\). Here, \(\|\cdot\|\) is a norm of \(W^{1,2}(0,1)\) and \(F\) is a primitive of \(f\) with respect to \(u\). It is shown that, under assumptions that very roughly speaking express an oscillating character of \(F(x,u)/u^2\), problem (1) may have multiple solutions (infinitely many, or at least three, depending on the particular assumptions). The main tool in the proof are variants of the Ricceri variational principle as given in the paper of \textit{G. Bonanno} and \textit{P. Candito} [J. Differ. Equations 244, No.~12, 3031--3059 (2008; Zbl 1149.49007)].
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Neumann problem
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Sturm-Liouville equation
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multiple solutions
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Ricceri variational principle
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