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In this paper, we shall establish the existence of at least three weak solutions for a class of systems of n fourth-order partial differential equations coupled with Navier boundary conditions. The technical approach is fully based on a very recent three critical points theorem.
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This research was in part supported by a grant from IPM (No. 90470020).
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Heidarkhani, S. (2013). Three Solutions for Systems of n Fourth-Order Partial Differential Equations. In: Pinelas, S., Chipot, M., Dosla, Z. (eds) Differential and Difference Equations with Applications. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, vol 47. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7333-6_35
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