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Nonnegative Solutions for Weakly Nonlinear Elliptic Equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Walter Allegretto
Walter Allegretto*
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University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
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Let x = (x1, … xn) denote a point of Euclidean n space En and set Di = ∂/∂xi for i = 1, … n. Let Ω denote an exterior domain in En with smooth boundary and consider in Ω the formal elliptic problem:

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We first consider the problem of finding nonnegative generalized solutions of (1) when τ ≧ 0, τ ≢ 0, and r(x) ≡ 0. Under more stringent conditions on the coefficients and for suitable r(x), we then show the existence of a locally bounded solution. Next, we show that, under stronger assumptions, our main criterion is also necessary. The final arguments are devoted to the consideration of illustrative examples.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , 01 February 1984 , pp. 71 - 83
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1984

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