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Multiple solutions for a Neumann-type differential inclusion problem involving the $p(\cdot)$-Laplacian

• Using a multiple critical points theorem for locally Lipschitz continuous functionals, we establish the existence of at least three distinct solutions for a Neumann-type differential inclusion problem involving the $p(\cdot)$-Laplacian.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35J20, 35R70.

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