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In this paper we study the multiplicity of solutions for a class of eigenvalue problems for hemivariational inequalities in strip-like domains. The first result is based on a recent abstract theorem of Marano and Motreanu, obtaining at least three distinct, axially symmetric solutions for certain eigenvalues. In the second result, a version of the fountain theorem of Bartsch which involves the nonsmooth Cerami compactness condition, provides not only infinitely many axially symmetric solutions but also axially nonsymmetric solutions in certain dimensions. In both cases the principle of symmetric criticality for locally Lipschitz functions plays a crucial role.
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Kristály, A. Multiplicity Results for an Eigenvalue Problem for Hemivariational Inequalities in Strip-Like Domains. Set-Valued Anal 13, 85–103 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11228-004-6565-7
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