Eigenvalues for a Neumann boundary problem involving the \(p(x)\)-Laplacian (Q277785)

Summary: We study the existence of weak solutions to the following Neumann problem involving the \(p(x)\)-Laplacian operator: \(-\Delta_{p(x)}u+e(x)|u|^{p(x)-2}u=\lambda a(x)f(u)\), in \(\Omega\), \(\partial u/\partial v=0\), on \(\partial\Omega\). Under some appropriate conditions on the functions \(p\), \(e\), \(a\), and \(f\), we prove that there exists \(\overline\lambda>0\) such that any \(\lambda\in (0,\overline\lambda)\) is an eigenvalue of the above problem. Our analysis mainly relies on variational arguments based on Ekeland's variational principle.