Poincaré inequalities and Neumann problems for the variable exponent setting

<abstract><p>In an earlier paper, Cruz-Uribe, Rodney and Rosta proved an equivalence between weighted Poincaré inequalities and the existence of weak solutions to a family of Neumann problems related to a degenerate $ p $-Laplacian. Here we prove a similar equivalence between Poincaré inequalities in variable exponent spaces and solutions to a degenerate $ {p(\cdot)} $-Laplacian, a non-linear elliptic equation with nonstandard growth conditions.</p></abstract>

Poincaré Inequalities and Neumann Problems for the p-Laplacian

We prove an equivalence between weighted Poincaré inequalities and the existence of weak solutions to a Neumann problem related to a degenerate p-Laplacian. The Poincaré inequalities are formulated in the context of degenerate Sobolev spaces defined in terms of a quadratic form, and the associated matrix is the source of the degeneracy in the p-Laplacian.