A quasilinear two point boundary value problem (Q1344010)

The paper deals with a two-point boundary value problem (BVP) with jumping nonlinearities of the form (1) \(Qu = \lambda_ 1u - \alpha u^ - + f(x,u) + h(x)\), (2) \(u(0) = u(1) = 0\). Here \(Q\) is a second-order quasilinear differential operator, \(\alpha > 0\), \(L\varphi = - d/dx [(a_ 1 + a_ 2)d \varphi/dx] = \lambda_ 1 \varphi\) and an eigenfunction \(\varphi\) satisfies (2). The author states necessary and/or sufficient conditions for the existence of a solution of the BVP (1), (2). Results of the paper extend some theorems of [\textit{L. Aguinaldo} and \textit{K. Schmidt}, Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 68, 64-68 (1978; Zbl 0385.34005)] and [\textit{A. Castro}, Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 79, 207-211 (1980; Zbl 0439.34021)].