A new solution operator of one-dimensional \(p\)-Laplacian with a sign-changing weight and its application (Q448639)

Summary: We establish a new solution operator for the following problem \[ -\varphi_p(u')' = g,\, t \in (0, 1),\, u(0) = 0 = u(1), \] where \(\varphi_p(x) = |x|^{p-2}x\), \(p > 1\). \(g\) may be singular at the boundary or change signs or may not be in \(L^1(0, 1)\) so that this solution operator can cover a larger class of \(g\) than previously known ones. As an application, by checking complete continuity of the solution operator, we show the existence of nontrivial solutions for the \(p\)-Laplacian \[ \varphi_p(u')' + \lambda h(t) f(u(t)) = 0,\, t \in (0, 1),\, u(0) = 0 = u(1), \] where \(\lambda > 0\) is a parameter and \(f \in C(\mathbb R, \mathbb R)\) and \(f(0) > 0\) and \(h\) may change signs or may be not in \(L^1(0, 1)\).