Bifurcation Results for a Class of Perturbed Fredholm Maps. (15th September 2008)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Benevieri, Pierluigi; Calamai, Alessandro
• Other Names: Zanolin Fabio Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Fixed point theory and applications. Volume 2008(2008)
• Publication Date: 2008-09-15
• Subjects: Fixed point theory -- Periodicals; Mappings (Mathematics) -- Periodicals; 515.7248
• DOI: 10.1155/2008/752657
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-1812

Abstract

Abstract : We prove a global bifurcation result for an equation of the typeL x + λ ( h ( x ) + k ( x ) ) = 0, whereL : E → F is a linear Fredholm operator of index zero between Banach spaces, and, given an open subsetΩ ofE, h, k : Ω × [ 0, + ∞ ) → F areC 1 and continuous, respectively. Under suitable conditions, we prove the existence of an unbounded connected set of nontrivial solutions of the above equation, that is, solutions( x, λ ) withλ ≠ 0, whose closure contains a trivial solution( x ¯, 0 ) . The proof is based on a degree theory for a special class of noncompact perturbations of Fredholm maps of index zero, calledα -Fredholm maps, which has been recently developed by the authors in collaboration with M. Furi.