We consider Kirchhoff type problems of the form ⎧ -M(ρ(u))(div(a(|∇u|)∇u) - a(|u|)u) = K(x)f(u) in Ω ⎨ ⎩ ∂u/∂ν = 0 on ∂Ω where $\Omega \subset {ℝ}^N$, N ≥ 3, is a smooth bounded domain, ν is the outward unit normal to ∂Ω, $\rho \left(u\right)={\int }_{\Omega }\left(\Phi \right(\left|\nabla u\right|)+\Phi \left(\right|u\left|\right))dx$, M: [0,∞) → ℝ is a continuous function, $K\in L^{\infty }\left(\Omega \right)$, and f: ℝ → ℝ is a continuous function not satisfying the Ambrosetti-Rabinowitz type condition. Using variational methods, we obtain some existence and multiplicity results.

We prove the existence of weak solutions for steady flows of electrorheological fluids with homogeneous Navier-slip type boundary conditions provided $p\left(x\right)>2n/(n+2)$. To prove this, we show Poincaré- and Korn-type inequalities, and then construct Lipschitz truncation functions preserving the zero normal component in variable exponent Sobolev spaces.

We study imbeddings of the Sobolev space $W^{m,\varrho }\left(\Omega \right)$: = u: Ω → ℝ with $\varrho ({\partial }^{\alpha }u/\partial x^{\alpha })$ < ∞ when |α| ≤ m, in which Ω is a bounded Lipschitz domain in ℝⁿ, ϱ is a rearrangement-invariant (r.i.) norm and 1 ≤ m ≤ n - 1. For such a space we have shown there exist r.i. norms, ${\tau }_{\varrho }$ and ${\sigma }_{\varrho }$, that are optimal with respect to the inclusions $W^{m,\varrho }\left(\Omega \right)\subset W^{m,{\tau }_{\varrho }}\left(\Omega \right)\subset L_{{\sigma }_{\varrho }}\left(\Omega \right)$. General formulas for ${\tau }_{\varrho }$ and ${\sigma }_{\varrho }$ are obtained using the -method of interpolation. These lead to explicit expressions when ϱ is a Lorentz Gamma norm or an Orlicz norm.

In [3], J. Chaumat and A.-M. Chollet prove, among other things, a Whitney extension theorem, for jets on a compact subset E of ℝⁿ, in the case of intersections of non-quasi-analytic classes with moderate growth and a Łojasiewicz theorem in the regular situation. These intersections are included in the intersection of Gevrey classes. Here we prove an extension theorem in the case of more general intersections such that every $C^{\infty }$-Whitney jet belongs to one of them. We also prove a linear extension theorem...

Extensions from $H^1\left({\Omega }_P\right)$ into $H^1\left(\Omega \right)$ (where ${\Omega }_P\subset \Omega$) are constructed in such a way that extended functions satisfy prescribed boundary conditions on the boundary $\partial \Omega$ of $\Omega$. The corresponding extension operator is linear and bounded.

We survey recent results on limiting imbeddings [sic] of Sobolev spaces, particularly, those concerning weakening of assumptions on integrability of derivatives, considering spaces with dominating mixed derivatives and the case of weighted spaces.

We develop an abstract extrapolation theory for the real interpolation method that covers and improves the most recent versions of the celebrated theorems of Yano and Zygmund. As a consequence of our method, we give new endpoint estimates of the embedding Sobolev theorem for an arbitrary domain Omega.

On montre que le faisceau $ℱ$ des sursolutions locales dans $W_{\mathrm{loc}}^2$ d’un certain opérateur elliptique $L$ est maximal pour un principe du minimum adapté aux espaces de Sobolev. La continuité de la réduite variationnelle des éléments continus permet alors d’étudier des représentants s.c.i.

For functions whose derivatives belong to an Orlicz space, we develop their "fine" properties as a generalization of the treatment found in [MZ] for Sobolev functions. Of particular importance is Theorem 8.8, which is used in the development in [MSZ] of the coarea formula for such functions.