The number of solutions for a class of nonlocal nonhomogeneous gradient operator equations (Q540250)

The paper deals with the number of solutions for a class of nonlocal nonhomogeneous gradient operator equations of the form \[ a(l(u))l'(u)=f, \] where \(l\in C^1(X,\mathbb R),\) \(X\) is a reflexive Banach space, \(l(0)=0,\) \(l\) is even and strictly convex, \(l(u)/\|u\|\to+\infty\) as \(\|u\|\to\infty,\) \(l':X\to X^*\) is a bounded homeomorphism, but is not necessarily homogeneous, \(a: (0,+\infty)\to \mathbb R\) is continuous, \(f\in X^*\setminus\{0\}.\) Some properties and examples of such a functional \(l\) are given and results on the number of solutions of the nonlocal equation are obtained.