Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4620754 Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications 2009 22 Pages PDF
Abstract

We study the bifurcation diagrams of positive solutions of the multiparameter Dirichlet problem{u″(x)+fλ,μ(u(x))=0,−1λ0λ>λ0 and μ>μ0μ>μ0 are two bifurcation parameters, λ0λ0 and μ0μ0 are two given real numbers. Assuming that functions g and h   satisfy hypotheses (H1)–(H3) and (H4)(a) (resp. (H1)–(H3) and (H4)(b)), for fixed μ>μ0μ>μ0 (resp. λ>λ0λ>λ0), we give a classification of totally eight   qualitatively different bifurcation diagrams. We prove that, on the (λ,‖u‖∞)(λ,‖u‖∞)-plane (resp. (μ,‖u‖∞)(μ,‖u‖∞)-plane), each bifurcation diagram consists of exactly one curve which is either a monotone curve or has exactly one turning point where the curve turns to the left  . Hence the problem has at most two positive solutions for each λ>λ0λ>λ0 (resp. μ>μ0μ>μ0). More precisely, we prove the exact multiplicity of positive solutions. In addition, we give interesting examples which show complete evolution of bifurcation diagrams as μ (resp. λ) varies.

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