Existence results for quasilinear Dirichlet problem (Q2367073)

This paper deals with the Dirichlet problem \[ -\sum_{i,j=1}^ n D_ j (a_{ij}(x,u) D_ iu)+ c(x)u= b(x,u,Du) \quad \text{in } Q, \qquad u(x)= \varphi(x) \quad \text{on } \partial Q, \] in a bounded domain \(Q\subset \mathbb{R}^ n\) with the boundary \(\partial Q\) of class \(C^ 2\) and a function \(\varphi\) which, in general, is not a trace of an element from the space \(W^{1,2}(Q)\). We consider two cases: \(\varphi\in L^ \infty (\partial Q)\) and \(\varphi\in L^ 2(\partial Q)\). In case where \(\varphi\in L^ \infty (\partial Q)\) we establish some existence theorems under the assumption that the nonlinearity \(b(x,u,p)\) grows quadratically in \(p\). In the case where \(\varphi\in L^ 2 (\partial Q)\), we assume that the nonlinearity has a linear growth in \(p\). The present paper is a generalization of [the author, Rend. Circ. Mat. Palermo, II. Ser. 37, No. 1, 65-87 (1988; Zbl 0701.35070)].