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# Bifurcation of positive solutions for nonlinear nonhomogeneous Robin and Neumann problems with competing nonlinearities

• In this paper we deal with Robin and Neumann parametric elliptic equations driven by a nonhomogeneous differential operator and with a reaction that exhibits competing nonlinearities (concave-convex nonlinearities). For the Robin problem and without employing the Ambrosetti-Rabinowitz condition, we prove a bifurcation theorem for the positive solutions for small values of the parameter $\lambda>0$. For the Neumann problem with a different geometry and using the Ambrosetti-Rabinowitz condition we prove bifurcation for large values of $\lambda>0$.
Mathematics Subject Classification: 35J66, 35J70, 35J92.

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