Positive solutions for singular double phase problems

Abstract

We study the existence of positive solutions for a class of double phase Dirichlet equations which have the combined effects of a singular term and of a parametric superlinear term. The differential operator of the equation is the sum of a $p$-Laplacian and of a weighted $q$-Laplacian ($q<p$) with discontinuous weight. Using the Nehari method, we show that for all small values of the parameter $\lambda >0$, the equation has at least two positive solutions.