Inhomogeneous Elliptic Equation Associated with Critical Sobolev Exponent

TitleInhomogeneous Elliptic Equation Associated with Critical Sobolev Exponent
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2005
AuthorsNarukawa, K, Suzuki, T
Volume9
Issue4
Start Page505
Pagination22
Date Published2005
ISSN1083-2564
AMS35J25, 35J65
Abstract

The Dirichlet boundary value problem for inhomogeneous semilinear elliptic equation associated with critical Sobolev exponent is studied. Applying Nehari’s method to this problem, we give sufficient conditions for the existence of the solution.

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