Multiplicity results for a two-point boundary value problem (Q499996)

Existence results for two and three non-trivial solutions of the Dirichlet quasilinear elliptic problem are considered. First the authors obtain the existence of two solutions by combining an algebraic condition of the type contained in [\textit{G. A. Afrouzi} et al., Ann. Pol. Math. 108, No. 1, 75--84 (2013; Zbl 1275.34035)] with the classical Ambrosetti-Rabinowitz condition. Subsequently, an existence result for three non-negative solutions are obtained by combining two algebraic conditions which guarantee the existence of two local minima of the Euler-Lagrange functional and applying the mountain pass theorem as given by Pucci and Serrin to ensure the existence of the third critical point.