Multiplicity of solutions to a nonlinear elliptic problem with nonlinear boundary conditions (Q405595)

Let \(\Omega\subset{\mathbb R}^N\) be a bounded domain with smooth boundary. This paper deals with the study of solutions of the quasilinear elliptic equation \(\Delta_pu=|u|^{q-2}u\) in \(\Omega\) under the nonlinear boundary condition \(|\nabla u|^{p-2}\frac{\partial u}{\partial\nu} =\lambda |u|^{p-2}u\) on \(\partial\Omega\). Under natural assumptions, the present paper establishes sufficient conditions for the existence of several nontrivial solutions. The proofs combine variational arguments with index theory tools.