Lower bounds for generalized eigenvalues of the quasilinear systems (Q641555)

The authors consider systems of the type \[ \begin{cases} -(r_1(t)|u'_1(t)|^{p_1-2}u'_1(t))'=f_1(t)|u_1(t)|^{\alpha_1-2}|u_2(t)|^{\alpha_2}u_1(t), \\ -(r_2(t)|u'_2(t)|^{p_2-2}u'_2(t))'=f_2(t)|u_1(t)|^{\beta_1}|u_2(t)|^{\beta_2-2}u_2(t). \end{cases} \] Here, the \(p_i\)'s are numbers \(>1\) and the \(\alpha_i\)'s and \(\beta_i\)'s are positive and such that \[ \frac{\alpha_1}{p_1}+\frac{\alpha_2}{p_2}=1 \mathrm {and} \frac{\beta_1}{p_1}+\frac{\beta_2}{p_2}=1. \] They also study analogous systems with an arbitrary number of equations. They obtain necessary conditions for the existence of positive solutions satisfying the boundary conditions \(u_i(a)=0=u_i(b)\), \(i=1,\,2\). These conditions are Lyapunov-type inequalities and improve results by \textit{D. Çakmak} and \textit{A. Tiryaki} [J. Math. Anal. Appl. 369, No. 1, 76--81 (2010; Zbl 1216.34019); Appl. Math. Comput. 216, No. 12, 3584--3591 (2010; Zbl 1208.34022)] and give bounds on generalized eigenvalues in the sense defined by \textit{P. L. de Nápoli} and \textit{J. P. Pinasco} [J. Differ. Equations 227, No. 1, 102--115 (2006; Zbl 1100.35077)].