A class of degenerate multivalued second-order boundary value problems (Q1304602)

The authors prove the existence of a solution for 1D, double nonlinear and multivalued, possibly degenerate, second-order boundary value problems of the form \[ 0\in-(p(r) G(u'(r)))'+ q(r) H(u(r)),\quad 0< r< 1,\tag{1} \] \[ 0\in (p(r) G(u'(r)))|_{r= 0^+},\quad C\in p(1) G(u'(1)).\tag{2} \] By a solution to (1), (2) the authors mean a function \(u\in C^1[0, 1]\) such that \[ u(r)\in D(H),\quad u'(r)\in D(G)\quad\text{for all }r\in [0, 1], \] and there exists a function \(v\in AC[0, 1]\) satisfying \[ v(r)\in p(r) G(u'(r)),\quad\text{for all }r\in(0,1], \] \[ v'(r)\in q(r) H(u(r)),\quad\text{a.e. }r\in (0,1), \] \[ v(0)= 0,\quad v(1)= C. \] They present a list of conditions under which (1), (2) has a solution which is unique up to an additive constant. If in addition \(H\) is strictly increasing, then the solution is unique. The authors generalize previous results by Corduneanu, Moroşanu and Zofotă concerning particular cases of (1), (2). A lot of examples are shown here.