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The existence of solutions for boundary value problems for a nonlinear discrete system involving the p-Laplacian is investigated. The approach is based on critical point theory.
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This work is supported by the Graduate degree thesis Innovation Foundation of Central South University (No. 3960-71131100014) and the Outstanding Doctor degree thesis Implantation Foundation of Central South University (No. 2008yb032) and partially supported by the NNSF (No. 10771215) of China.
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Zhang, X., Tang, X. Existence of solutions for a nonlinear discrete system involving the p-Laplacian. Appl Math 57, 11–30 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10492-012-0002-2
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