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The effect of the domain topology on the number of positive solutions of nonlinear elliptic problems

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  1. Istituto di Matematica Applicata “U. Dini”, Pisa

    Vieri Benci & Giovanna Cerami

  2. Dipartimento di Matematica, Université della Calabria Arcavacata di Rende (Cs), Italy

    Vieri Benci & Giovanna Cerami

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Communicated by H. Brezis

Dedicated to G. Prodi for his 65 th birthday

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Benci, V., Cerami, G. The effect of the domain topology on the number of positive solutions of nonlinear elliptic problems. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 114, 79–93 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00375686

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