Abstract Indefinite Problems in Riesz Spaces with Its Applications

Abstract

This paper investigates the existence of critical points for functionals defined on a Hilbert space $X$ which is continuously embedded into a Banach lattice $E$. A lattice decomposition of $E$ is constructed, which possesses both order disjointness and inner-product orthogonality. Accordingly, a corresponding decomposition of the Hilbert space $X$ is obtained. Under this decomposition, the associated functional satisfies the energy collapse condition and order-preserving property on certain subspaces, while exhibiting coerciveness on others. By combining the descending flow invariant set method with Morse theory, we establish the existence of multiple critical points for the abstract indefinite problems. Finally, applications to elliptic boundary value problems are provided.