On a class of operator equations. (Q1809989)

This article deals with the equation \(a(x)=f(x)\) where \(a,f:E_1\to E_2\) are, respectively, a continuous surjective linear operator and a completely continuous nonlinear operator between Banach spaces \(E_1\) and \(E_2\); it is also assumed that \(\dim\text{ker}\,a\geq 1\). The author formulates simple and natural conditions under which the equation \(a(x)=f(x)\) has a nonempty unbounded set of solutions and the dimension of this set is equal to or more than \(\dim\,\text{ker}\,a\).