Multiple solutions of some semilinear elliptic equations via the generalized Conley index (Q1892510)

The authors use the generalized Conley index to study the existence of several solutions of the problem \(-\Delta u= f(u)\), \(u|_{\partial D} =0\), where \(D\) is a bounded domain in \(\mathbb{R}^n\), and \(f\) is Lipschitz continuous with \(f(0) =0\). Two types of nonlinearities are considered. The first one has a jumping nonlinearity at zero and is sublinear at infinity. The second type is a conjugate case to the first one. In both cases three nontrivial solutions are obtained, one positive, one negative and one changing sign. Previously the existence of a changing sign solution was not known.