Multiple solutions with sign information for a class of coercive \((p, 2)\)-equations (Q1988551)

This paper deals with the study of an unbalanced quasilinear elliptic problem with Dirichlet boundary condition. The problem is driven by the sum of the \(p\)-Laplacian and the standard Laplace operator. The reaction satisfies general hypotheses and the associated energy functional is coercive. The main results establish two multiplicity properties, that produce three and four nontrivial smooth solutions, respectively, all with sign information. In the final part of this paper, the authors study a related class of parametric \((p, 2)\)-equations and establish the existence of multiple solutions.