Abstract: | First we prove the existence of a nontrivial smooth solution for a p-Laplacian equation with a (p − 1)-linear nonlinearity and a noncoercive Euler functional, under hypotheses including resonant problems with respect to
the principal eigenvalue of (-Dp, W1,p0(Z)){(-{\it \Delta}_p,\,W^{1,p}_0(Z))} . Then, for the semilinear problem (i.e., p = 2), assuming nonuniform nonresonance at infinity and zero, we prove a multiplicity theorem which provides the existence
of at least three nontrivial solutions, two being of opposite constant sign. Our approach combines minimax techniques with
Morse theory and truncation arguments. |