Eigenvalues of the $p(x)-$biharmonic operator with indefinite weight] {Eigenvalues of the $p(x)-$biharmonic operator with indefinite weight under Neumann boundary conditions

Abstract

In this paper we will study the existence of solutions for the nonhomogeneous elliptic equation with variable exponent $\Delta^2_{p(x)} u=\lambda V(x) |u|^{q(x)-2} u$, in a smooth bounded domain,under Neumann boundary conditions, where $\lambda$ is a positive real number, $p,q: \overline{\Omega} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, are continuous functions, and $V$ is an indefinite weight function. Considering different situations concerning the growth rates involved in the above quoted problem, we will prove the existence of a continuous family of eigenvalues.

Keywords

• Fourth order elliptic equation
• variable exponent
• Neumann boundary conditions
• Ekeland variational principle