Strictly positive solutions for one-dimensional nonlinear elliptic problems

We study the existence and nonexistence of strictly positive solutions for the elliptic problems $Lu=m(x) u^p$ in a bounded open interval, with zero boundary conditions, where $L$ is a strongly uniformly elliptic differential operator, $p\in(0,1)$, and $m$ is a function that changes sign. We a...

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Main Authors: Uriel Kaufmann, Ivan Medri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Texas State University 2014-05-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Differential Equations
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Online Access:http://ejde.math.txstate.edu/Volumes/2014/126/abstr.html
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Summary:We study the existence and nonexistence of strictly positive solutions for the elliptic problems $Lu=m(x) u^p$ in a bounded open interval, with zero boundary conditions, where $L$ is a strongly uniformly elliptic differential operator, $p\in(0,1)$, and $m$ is a function that changes sign. We also characterize the set of values $p$ for which the problem admits a solution, and in addition an existence result for other nonlinearities is presented.
ISSN:1072-6691