We establish some bifurcation results for the boundary value problem −∆u = g(u)where Ω is a smooth bounded domain in R N , λ, µ ≥ 0, 0 < p ≤ 2, f is nondecreasing with respect to the second variable, and g is unbounded around the origin. The asymptotic behaviour of the solution around the bifurcation point is also established, provided g(u) behaves like u −α around the origin, for some 0 < α < 1. Our approach relies on finding explicit sub-and super-solutions combined with various techniques related to the maximum principle for elliptic equations. The analysis we develop in this paper shows the key role played by the convection term |∇u| p .
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