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Multiplicity results for a two-point boundary value problem

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In this paper, multiplicity results of non-trivial and non-negative solutions for Dirichlet quasilinear elliptic problems are established. The approach is based on variational methods.

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This research work has been supported by a research grant from Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University-Ayatollah Amoli Branch.

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  1. Young Researchers Club, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran

    Saleh Shakeri

  2. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Bojnord, P.O. Box 1339, Bojnord, 94531, Iran

    Armin Hadjian

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Shakeri, S., Hadjian, A. Multiplicity results for a two-point boundary value problem. J. Appl. Math. Comput. 49, 329–342 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12190-014-0841-y

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