Multiplicity and concentration of positive solutions to the double phase Kirchhoff type problems with critical growth

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the multiplicity and concentration of positive solutions to the $(p,q)$ Kirchhoff-type problems involving a positive potential and a continuous nonlinearity with critical growth at infinity. Applying penalization techniques, truncation methods and the Lusternik-Schnirelmann theory, we investigate a relationship between the number of positive solutions and the topology of the set where the potential $V$ attains its minimum values.