Positive solutions for nonlinear Schrödinger equations with deepening potential well (Q1024258): Difference between revisions

The paper aims to analyze the existence of positive real solutions to the following version of the multidimensional (with dimension \(D\geq 3\)) stationary nonlinear Schrödinger equation: \[ -\Delta u + (1+ \lambda g(x))u = f(u), \] where function \(g(x)\) describes a potential well, and nonlinear term \(f(u)\) is asymptotically linear, i.e., \(f(u)=u\phi(u)\), where \(\phi(u)\) is a nondecreasing function of \(u\) which takes a constant asymptotic value at infinity, \(\lim_{u\to\infty} \phi(u)=1 + \alpha\), with some positive \(\alpha\). By means of the mountain-pass theorem, the paper presents a rigorous proof of the existence of the solution in a certain region in the plane of \((\lambda,\alpha)\). Roughly, the solution tends to exist at large \(\alpha\), and it fails to exist at large \(\lambda\).