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Remark on solvability of p-Laplacian equations in large dimension

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The solvability of p-Laplacian equations in large dimension is investigated. In particular, if the dimension of the domain is large enough, then a regular solution exists independently of the growth rate on right-hand side.

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Xu, M., Yang, X. Remark on solvability of p-Laplacian equations in large dimension. Isr. J. Math. 172, 349–356 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11856-009-0077-y

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