A non-smooth three critical points theorem with applications in differential inclusions

We extend a recent result of Ricceri concerning the existence of three critical points of certain non-smooth functionals. Two applications are given, both in the theory of differential inclusions; the first one concerns a non-homogeneous Neumann boundary value problem, the second one treats a quasilinear elliptic inclusion problem in the whole $${\mathbb R^N}$$.

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