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A new variational method for the p (x)-Laplacian equation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Marek Galewski
Affiliation:
Faculty of Mathematics, University of Lodz, Banacha 22, 90–238 Lodz, Poland, e-mail: galewski@math.uni.lodz.pl
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Using a dual variational method we shall show the existence of solutions to the Dirichlet problem without assuming Palais-Smale condition.

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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 2005

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