Multiplicity of solutions for a fourth-order quasilinear nonhomogeneous equation

We consider a fourth-order quasilinear nonhomogeneous equation which is equivalent to a nonhomogeneous Hamiltonian system. The purpose of this work is to prove the existence of at least two solutions for such equation when a certain parameter is small enough. Furthermore, under an additional hypothesis on positiveness of the nonhomogeneous part we prove that our solutions are positive. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved