A class of elliptic equations involving nonlocal integrodifferential operators with sign-changing weight functions

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the existence of nontrivial weak solutions to a class of elliptic equations involving a general nonlocal integrodifferential operator LAK, two real parameters, and two weight functions, which can be sign-changing. Considering different situations concerning the growth of the nonlinearities involved in the problem (P), we prove the existence of two nontrivial distinct solutions and the existence of a continuous family of eigenvalues. The proofs of the main results are based on ground state solutions using the Nehari method, Ekeland’s variational principle, and the direct method of the calculus of variations. The difficulties arise from the fact that the operator LAK is nonhomogeneous and the nonlinear term is undefined.