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A min-max principle for non-differentiable functions with a weak compactness condition

Salvatore A. MaranoRoberto Livrea

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Pure mathematicsApplied MathematicsMathematics::Analysis of PDEsGeneral MedicineLipschitz continuityCritical point (mathematics)Critical pointLocally lipshitz continuous functionCompact spaceWeak Palais-Smale conditionDifferentiable functionMountain Pass geometryAnalysisMathematics

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A general critical point result established by Ghoussoub is extended to the case of locally Lipschitz continuous functions satisfying a weak Palais-Smale hypothesis, which includes the so-called non-smooth Cerami condition. Some special cases are then pointed out.

https://doi.org/10.3934/cpaa.2009.8.1019