Positive solutions of superlinear elliptic problems with discontinuous non-linearities

Abstract

We consider an elliptic boundary-value problem with a homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition, a parameter and a discontinuous non-linearity. The positive parameter appears as a multiplicative term in the non-linearity, and the problem has a zero solution for any value of the parameter. The non-linearity has superlinear growth at infinity. We prove the existence of positive solutions by a topological method.