# American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

August  2012, 5(4): 741-751. doi: 10.3934/dcdss.2012.5.741

## Multiple solutions for a Navier boundary value problem involving the $p$--biharmonic operator

 1 DIMET - Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università di Reggio Calabria, Località Feo di Vito, 89100 Reggio Calabria, Italy 2 Dipartimento P.A.U., Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Salita Melissari - Feo di Vito, 89100 Reggio Calabria, Italy

Received  February 2011 Revised  April 2011 Published  November 2011

The existence of multiple weak solutions for a class of elliptic Navier boundary problems involving the $p$--biharmonic operator is investigated. Our approach is chiefly based on critical point theory.
Citation: Pasquale Candito, Giovanni Molica Bisci. Multiple solutions for a Navier boundary value problem involving the $p$--biharmonic operator. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - S, 2012, 5 (4) : 741-751. doi: 10.3934/dcdss.2012.5.741
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