Multiple sign-changing solutions for Kirchhoff-type equations (Q1723604)

Summary: We study the following Kirchhoff-type equations \(- \left(a + b \int_{\Omega} \left|\nabla u\right|^2 d x\right) \Delta u + V \left(x\right) u = f \left(x, u\right)\), in \(\Omega\), \(u = 0\), in \(\partial \Omega\), where \(\Omega\) is a bounded smooth domain of \(\mathbb{R}^N(N = 1,2, 3)\), \(a > 0\), \(b \geq 0\), \(f \in C(\overline{\Omega} \times \mathbb{R}, \mathbb{R})\), and \(V \in C(\overline{\Omega}, \mathbb{R})\). Under some suitable conditions, we prove that the equation has three solutions of mountain pass type: one positive, one negative, and sign-changing. Furthermore, if \(f\) is odd with respect to its second variable, this problem has infinitely many sign-changing solutions.