Multiplicity results for a class of quasilinear eigenvalue problems on unbounded domains (Q2481714)

This paper deals with the qualitative analysis of a nonlinear boundary value problem involving the \(p\)-Laplace operator. The main features of the present paper are the following: (i) the presence of a mixed boundary condition; (ii) the discussion with respect to two variable parameters; (iii) the extension to the anisotropic case, which is described by a non-constant potential in the differential operator. The main result of the paper establishes sufficient conditions for the existence of two or three distinct nontrivial solutions. The proof is based on powerful tools in the critical point theory, combined with refined estimates of the associated energy functional.