| Title | A MINIMAX PRINCIPLE WITH A GENERAL PALAIS-SMALE CONDITION |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Kristaly, A |
| Secondary Authors | Motreanu, VV, Varga, C |
| Secondary Title | Communications in Applied Analysis |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Start Page | 285 |
| Pagination | 297 |
| Date Published | 04/2005 |
| Type of Work | scientific: mathematics |
| ISSN | 1083–2564 |
| AMS | 49J40, 49J52, 58E30 |
| Abstract | In this paper we establish a general deformation lemma and a subsequent minimax principle for locally Lipschitz functionals with a new condition of Palais-Smale type.
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| URL | http://www.acadsol.eu/en/articles/9/2/9.pdf |
| Short Title | A minimax principle with a general Palais-Smale condition |
| Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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