Existence of three solutions for a quasilinear two point boundary value problem (Q1849607)

The author investigates the existence of at least three classical solutions to the second-order boundary value problem \[ u''(t)+ \lambda h\bigl(u'(t)\bigr)f\bigl(t,u(t)\bigr)=0,\quad u(0)=u(1)=0, \] where \(f:[0,1] \to\mathbb{R}\) and \(h:\mathbb{R} \to(0,\infty)\) are two continuous functions and \(\lambda\) is a positive parameter. The proof of the main result is based upon a three critical points theorem established by \textit{B. Ricceri} [Arch. Math. 75, No. 3, 220-226 (2000; Zbl 0979.35040)].