Multiplicity results for fully nonlinear elliptic equations with natural gradient growth

Abstract

In this paper, we prove a theorem concerning the existence of three solutions for the following boundary value problem: \begin{equation*} -\mathcal{M}_{\lambda,\Lambda}^+(D^2u)-\Gamma|Du|^2=f(u)~~~\text{in}\ \Omega, u=0~~~\text{on}\ \partial\Omega, \end{equation*} where $f:[0,\infty]\to[0,\infty]$ is a $C^{\alpha}$ function and $\Omega$ denotes a bounded, smooth domain in $\mathbb{R}^N$. By constructing two ordered pairs of sub and supersolutions for a specific class of $f$ exhibiting sublinear growth, we further establish the existence of three positive solutions to the aforementioned boundary value problem.