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Linking solutions for p-Laplace equations with nonlinear boundary conditions and indefinite weight

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We apply the linking method for cones in normed spaces to p-Laplace equations with various nonlinear boundary conditions. Some existence results are obtained.

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Liu, C., Zheng, Y. Linking solutions for p-Laplace equations with nonlinear boundary conditions and indefinite weight. Calc. Var. 41, 261–284 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00526-010-0361-z

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