Special Session 146: Nonlinear differential equations: control, delay, and boundary value problems

A paradigmatic superlinear boundary value problem: an overview of recent advances
Guglielmo Feltrin
University of Udine
Italy
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Abstract:
We first review the main features of the paradigmatic class of superlinear boundary value problems \begin{equation*} -u``= \lambda u + a(x) u^{p}, \qquad u(0)=u(L)=0, \end{equation*} where $p > 1$, $\lambda \in\mathbb{R}$ is regarded as a parameter, and $a(x)$ is a weight function. Next, we present a solution to a conjecture by R.~G\`{o}mez-Re\~{n}asco and J.~L\`{o}pez-G\`{o}mez (JDE, 2000) concerning the multiplicity of positive solutions. This is a joint work in collaboration with Juli\`{a}n L\`{o}pez-G\`{o}mez (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) and Juan Carlos Sampedro (Universidad de Cantabria).