Multiplicity of solutions for differential inclusion problems in $${\mathbb{R}^N}$$ involving the p(x)-Laplacian

Abstract

In this paper we consider the differential inclusion problem in \({\mathbb{R}^N}\) involving the p(x)-Laplacian of the type $$ -\triangle_{p(x)} u+V(x)|u|^{p(x)-2}u\in \partial F(x,u)\,\,\,{\rm in}\, \mathbb{R}^N. $$ The approach used in this paper is the variational method for locally Lipschitz functions. More precisely, based on the Weirstrass Theorem and Mountain Pass Theorem, we get there exist at least two nontrivial solutions. We also establish a Bartsch–Wang type compact embedding theorem for variable exponent spaces.