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This work is concerned with the existence of at least three nonzero solutions for a boundary value problem posed on the half-line. The method we employ is based upon Morse theory and uses \({H^1_{0,p}}\) versus \({C^1_{p}}\) local minimizers.
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Ait-Mahiout, K., Djebali, S. & Moussaoui, T. Multiple solutions for a BVP on \({(0,+\infty)}\) via Morse theory and \({H^1_{0,p}(\mathbb{R}^+)}\) versus \({C^1_{p}(\mathbb{R}^+)}\) local minimizers. Arab. J. Math. 5, 9–22 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40065-015-0136-7
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