Three topological problems about integral functionals on Sobolev spaces (Q2574772)
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Three topological problems about integral functionals on Sobolev spaces (English)
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2 December 2005
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The energy functional \(J_f\) associated to the Dirichlet problem for the equation \(-\Delta u=f(x,u)\) in \(W^{1,2}_0(\Omega)\) is considered. It is asked whether a function \(f\) exists such that \(J_f\) satisfies certain topological properties. The implications of these topological properties to certain multiplicity results of the corresponding Dirichlet problem are considered. For example, if a certain associated set is disconnected with respect to a certain topology, the Dirichlet problem for the corresponding \(f\) has an infinite number of solutions.
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Dirichlet problem
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Laplacian
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energy functional
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weak continuity
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