Three solutions for a partial discrete Dirichlet boundary value problem with p-Laplacian

Abstract

Abstract By employing critical point theory, we investigate the existence of solutions to a boundary value problem for a p-Laplacian partial difference equation depending on a real parameter. To be specific, we give precise estimates of the parameter to guarantee that the considered problem possesses at least three solutions. Furthermore, based on a strong maximum principle, we show that two of the obtained solutions are positive under some suitable assumptions of the nonlinearity.

Keywords

• Boundary value problem
• Partial difference equation
• Critical point theory
• p-Laplacian