scholarly journals Remarks on the pure critical exponent problem

1998 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.N. Dancer

In this paper, we use geometric and analytic methods to study the existence of positive solutions of the pure critical exponent problem with Dirichlet boundary conditions. In particular we prove that there is no solution for domains which are nearly star-shaped and we show that being conformal to a star-shaped domain does not characterise the domains for which the problem has no solution. We also answer some questions of Rodriguez et al.

2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 (13) ◽  
pp. 2005-2010
Author(s):  
G. A. Afrouzi

By using the mountain pass lemma, we study the existence of positive solutions for the equation−Δu(x)=λ(u|u|+u)(x)forx∈Ωtogether with Dirichlet boundary conditions and show that for everyλ<λ1, whereλ1is the first eigenvalue of−Δu=λuinΩwith the Dirichlet boundary conditions, the equation has a positive solution while no positive solution exists forλ≥λ1.


Author(s):  
Mónica Clapp ◽  
Manuel Del Pino ◽  
Monica Musso

We consider the equation−Δu = |u|4/(N−2)u + εf(x) under zero Dirichlet boundary conditions in a bounded domain Ω in RN exhibiting certain symmetries, with f ≥ 0, f ≠ 0. In particular, we find that the number of sign-changing solutions goes to infinity for radially symmetric f, as ε → 0 if Ω is a ball. The same is true for the number of negative solutions if Ω is an annulus and the support of f is compact in Ω.


2008 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. 121-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
IMED BACHAR ◽  
HABIB MÂAGLI ◽  
NOUREDDINE ZEDDINI

Let [Formula: see text] be the Green function of (-Δ)m, m ≥ 1, on the complementary D of the unit closed ball in ℝn, n ≥ 2, with Dirichlet boundary conditions [Formula: see text], 0 ≤ j ≤ m - 1. We establish some estimates on [Formula: see text] including the 3G-Inequality given by (1.3). Next, we introduce a polyharmonic Kato class of functions [Formula: see text] and we exploit the properties of this class to study the existence of positive solutions of some polyharmonic nonlinear elliptic problems.


2009 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
CLAUDIANOR O. ALVES ◽  
ANGELO R. F. DE HOLANDA ◽  
JOSÉ A. FERNANDES

AbstractIn this paper we show existence of positive solutions for a class of quasi-linear problems with Neumann boundary conditions defined in a half-space and involving the critical exponent.


Author(s):  
Elvise Berchio ◽  
Alessio Falocchi

AbstractIt is well known that for higher order elliptic equations, the positivity preserving property (PPP) may fail. In striking contrast to what happens under Dirichlet boundary conditions, we prove that the PPP holds for the biharmonic operator on rectangular domains under partially hinged boundary conditions, i.e., nonnegative loads yield positive solutions. The result follows by fine estimates of the Fourier expansion of the corresponding Green function.


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