Layer solutions for a class of semilinear elliptic equations involving fractional Laplacians (Q468505): Difference between revisions

In this paper, the author considers the nonlinear equation \[ (-\Delta)^s v(x) = b(x)f(v(x)), \quad x \in {\mathbb R}, \] where \(s \in (0,1)\), that is, for the fractional Laplacian, and where \(b\): \({\mathbb R} \to {\mathbb R}\) is a periodic, positive and even function and \(-f\) is the derivative of a double-well potential \(G\), that is, \(G \in C^{2,\gamma}\), \(0<\gamma<1\), with \(G(1)=G(-1)<G(\tau)\) for \(\tau \in (-1,1)\), and \(G'(-1)=G'(1)=0\). The existence of layer solutions for \(s \geq 1/2\) is shown.