On a Robin problem with \(p\)-Laplacian and reaction bounded only from above (Q293071)

In this paper, the authors study the following Robin problem: \[ \begin{aligned} &-\Delta_p u = f(x,u) \quad \text{in } \Omega,\\ &\frac{\partial u}{\partial n_p} + \beta(x)u|u|^{p-2} = 0 \quad \text{on } \partial\Omega, \end{aligned} \] where \(\Delta_p\) denotes the \(p\)-Laplace differential operator with \(p \in (1,\infty)\). They establish the existence of three solutions: one positive, one negative and one nodal. Assumptions are imposed on \(\frac{f(x,t)}{t|t|^{p-2}}\) for \(t\) near the origin, and at \(\pm \infty\). However, no sub-critical behavior is assumed. The proofs rely on variational methods and truncation techniques. In the case where \(p=2\), a fourth nodal solution is obtained via Morse's theory.