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1 Constrained minimization |
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1 | (38) |
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1 | (7) |
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1.2 Constrained minimization |
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8 | (5) |
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13 | (1) |
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1.4 Minimizers with the least energy |
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14 | (1) |
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1.5 Application of dual method |
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15 | (2) |
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1.6 Multiple solutions of nonhomogeneous equation |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (5) |
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1.8 Constrained minimization for F(f) |
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24 | (5) |
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29 | (1) |
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1.10 Application to the p-Laplacian |
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30 | (5) |
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35 | (2) |
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1.12 Bibliographical notes |
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37 | (2) |
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2 Applications of Lusternik-Schnirelman theory |
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39 | (35) |
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2.1 Palais-Smale condition, case p XXX q |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (3) |
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2.3 Palais-Smale condition, case p = q |
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43 | (4) |
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2.4 The Lusternik-Schnirelman theory |
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47 | (8) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (4) |
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60 | (3) |
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2.8 The p-Laplacian in bounded domain |
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63 | (4) |
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2.9 Iterative construction of eigenvectors |
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67 | (3) |
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2.10 Critical points of higher order |
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70 | (3) |
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2.11 Bibliographical notes |
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73 | (1) |
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3 Nonhomogeneous potentials |
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74 | (41) |
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3.1 Preliminaries and assumptions |
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74 | (2) |
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3.2 Constrained minimization |
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76 | (3) |
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3.3 Application -- compact case |
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79 | (2) |
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3.4 Perturbation theorems -- noncompact case |
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81 | (4) |
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3.5 Perturbation of the functional a -- noncompact case |
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85 | (3) |
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3.6 Existence of infinitely many solutions |
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88 | (2) |
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3.7 General minimization -- case p > q |
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90 | (9) |
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99 | (2) |
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3.9 Application to a critical case p = n |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (9) |
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3.11 Existence result for problem (3.34) |
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112 | (1) |
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3.12 Bibliographical notes |
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113 | (2) |
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4 Potentials with covariance condition |
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115 | (13) |
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4.1 Preliminaries and constrained minimization |
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115 | (5) |
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120 | (1) |
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4.3 Minimization subject to constraint V |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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4.5 Mountain pass theorem and constrained minimization |
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122 | (3) |
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4.6 Minimization problem for a system of equations |
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125 | (2) |
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4.7 Bibliographical notes |
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127 | (1) |
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5 Eigenvalues and level sets |
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128 | (21) |
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128 | (2) |
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5.2 Continuity and monotonicity of XXX |
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130 | (2) |
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5.3 The differentiability properties of XXX |
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132 | (3) |
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5.4 Schechter's version of the mountain pass theorem |
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135 | (3) |
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5.5 General condition for solvability of (5.11) |
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138 | (2) |
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5.6 Properties of the function k(t) |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (1) |
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5.8 Application to elliptic equations |
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143 | (5) |
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5.9 Bibliographical notes |
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148 | (1) |
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6 Generalizations of the mountain pass theorem |
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149 | (18) |
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6.1 Version of a deformation lemma |
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149 | (4) |
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6.2 Mountain pass alternative |
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153 | (2) |
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6.3 Consequences of mountain pass alternative |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (3) |
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6.5 Applicability of the mountain pass theorem |
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160 | (3) |
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6.6 Mountain pass and Hampwile alternative |
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163 | (3) |
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6.7 Bibliographical notes |
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166 | (1) |
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7 Nondifferentiable functionals |
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167 | (31) |
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7.1 Concept of a generalized gradient |
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167 | (5) |
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7.2 Generalized gradients in function spaces |
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172 | (2) |
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7.3 Mountain pass theorem for locally Lipschitz functionals |
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174 | (7) |
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7.4 Consequences of Theorem 7.3.1 |
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181 | (2) |
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7.5 Application to boundary value problem with discontinuous nonlinearity |
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183 | (2) |
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7.6 Lower semicontinuous perturbation |
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185 | (3) |
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7.7 Deformation lemma for functionals satisfying condition (L) |
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188 | (7) |
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7.8 Application to variational inequalities |
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195 | (2) |
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7.9 Bibliographical notes |
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197 | (1) |
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8 Concentration-compactness principle -- subcritical case |
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198 | (26) |
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8.1 Concentration-compactness principle at infinity -- subcritical case |
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198 | (2) |
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8.2 Constrained minimization -- subcritical case |
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200 | (5) |
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8.3 Constrained minimization with b XXX const, subcritical case |
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205 | (6) |
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8.4 Behaviour of the Palais-Smale sequences |
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211 | (4) |
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8.5 The exterior Dirichlet problem |
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215 | (3) |
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8.6 The Palais-Smale condition |
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218 | (3) |
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8.7 Concentration-compactness principle I |
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221 | (2) |
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8.8 Bibliographical notes |
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223 | (1) |
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9 Concentration-compactness principle -- critical case |
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224 | (29) |
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9.1 Critical Sobolev exponent |
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224 | (4) |
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9.2 Concentration-compactness principle II |
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228 | (1) |
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9.3 Loss of mass at infinity |
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229 | (4) |
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9.4 Constrained minimization -- critical case |
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233 | (4) |
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9.5 Palais-Smale sequences in critical case |
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237 | (7) |
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244 | (6) |
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9.7 Remarks on compact embeddings into L(2*) (Q) and L(2*K)(R(n)) |
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250 | (2) |
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9.8 Bibliographical notes |
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252 | (1) |
Appendix |
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253 | (17) |
A.1 Sobolev spaces |
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253 | (1) |
A.2 Embedding theorems |
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254 | (1) |
A.3 Compact embeddings of spaces W(1, p)(R(n)) and D(1, p)(R(n)) |
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255 | (4) |
A.4 Conditions of concentration and uniform decay at infinity |
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259 | (2) |
A.5 Compact embedding for H(1r)(R(n)) |
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261 | (3) |
A.6 Schwarz symmetrization |
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264 | (1) |
A.7 Pointwise convergence |
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264 | (2) |
A.8 Gateaux derivatives |
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266 | (4) |
Bibliography |
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270 | (17) |
Glossary |
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287 | (2) |
Index |
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