Existence of solutions for nonhomogeneous \(A\)-harmonic equations with variable growth (Q448690)

Summary: We study the following nonhomogeneous \(A\)-harmonic equations: \(d^\ast A(x, du(x)) + B(x, u(x)) = 0\), \(x \in \Omega, u(x) = 0\), \(x \in \partial \Omega\), where \(\Omega \subset \mathbb R^n\) is a bounded and convex Lipschitz domain, and \(A(x, du(x))\) and \(B(x, u(x))\) satisfy some \(p(x)\)-growth conditions, respectively. We obtain the existence of weak solutions for the above equations in the subspace \(\mathfrak{K}^{1,p(x)}_0(\Omega, \Lambda^{l-1})\) of \(W^{1,p(x)}_0(\Omega, \Lambda^{l-1})\).