Variational properties of the first curve of the Fučík spectrum for elliptic operators (Q5963589)

The main purpose of the present paper is to provide a new variational characterization of the first nontrivial curve of the Fučík spectrum for elliptic differential operators with Dirichlet boundary condition. Asymptotic properties of the corresponding eigenfunctions are also provided in this paper. In the final part of this paper, the authors discuss some possible generalizations, forthcoming results on related questions. The results are stated in the framework of the Laplace operator but related results can be established to cover the case of more general boundary conditions and elliptic operators in divergence form.