Some critical point results for Fréchet manifolds

Abstract

We prove a so-called linking theorem and some of its corollaries, namely a mountain pass theorem and a three critical points theorem for Keller $C^1$-functional on $C^1$- Frechet manifolds. Our approach relies on a deformation result which is not implemented by considering the negative pseudo-gradient flows. Furthermore, for mappings between Frechet manifolds we provide a set of sufficient conditions in terms of the Palais-Smale condition that indicates when a local diffeomorphism is a global one.