The existence of solutions for the modified $(p(x),q(x))$-Kirchhoff equation

Abstract

We consider the Dirichlet problem \begin{equation*} - \Delta^{K_p}_{p(x)} u(x) - \Delta^{K_q}_{q(x)} u(x) = f(x,u(x), \nabla u(x)) \quad \mbox{in }\Omega, \quad u\big{|}_{\partial \Omega}=0, \end{equation*} driven by the sum of a $p(x)$-Laplacian operator and of a $q(x)$-Laplacian operator, both of them weighted by indefinite (sign-changing) Kirchhoff type terms. We establish the existence of weak solution and strong generalized solution, using topological tools (properties of Galerkin basis and of Nemitsky map). In the particular case of a positive Kirchhoff term, we obtain the existence of weak solution ($=$ strong generalized solution), using the properties of pseudomonotone operators.

Keywords

• brouwer fixed point theorem
• galerkin basis
• kirchhoff term
• nemitsky map
• pseudomonotone operator