Yau's gradient estimates for a nonlinear elliptic equation (Q527302): Difference between revisions

Let \(u\) be a bounded positive solution of the nonlinear equation \[ \Delta u+au\ln u=0 \] on a compact \(n\)-dimensional Riemannian manifold with Ricci \(\geq -K\). The author proves a Yau's type estimate \[ \|\nabla\ln u\|\leq\sqrt{\alpha+\beta\|\ln u\|_\infty} \] where the constants \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) depend explicitly on \(a\), \(n\) and \(K\). A local version of the Yau's estimate is obtained as well and a Liouville type theorem is obtained.