Asymptotic analysis for radial sign-changing solutions of the Brezis-Nirenberg problem (Q893369)

The paper under review studies the asymptotic behavior as \(\lambda\to0\) of the least energy radial sign-changing solutions \(u_\lambda\) of the Brezis-Nirenberg problem \[ \begin{cases} -\Delta u=\lambda u+|u|^{2^*-2}u & \text{in}\;B_1,\\ u=0 & \text{on}\;\partial B_1, \end{cases} \] where \(\lambda>0,\) \(2^*=\frac{2n}{n-2}\) and \(B_1\) is the unit ball in \(\mathbb{R}^n\) with \(n\geq7.\) It is proved that both the positive and negative part \(u_\lambda^+\) and \(u_\lambda^-\) concentrate at the same point (the center) of the ball with different concentration speeds. Moreover, the author shows that suitable rescalings of \(u_\lambda^+\) and \(u_\lambda^+\) converge to the unique positive regular solution of the critical exponent problem in \(\mathbb{R}^n.\) Precise estimates are obtained for the blow-up rate of \(\|u_\lambda^\pm\|_\infty,\) and asymptotic relations between \(\|u_\lambda^\pm\|_\infty\) and the nodal radius \(r_\lambda\) are given. Finally, it is proved that, up to a constant, \(\lambda^{-\frac{n-2}{2n-8}} u_\lambda\) converges to \(G(x,0)\) in \(C^1_{\text{loc}} (B_1\setminus\{0\}),\) where \(G(x,y)\) is the Green function for the Laplacian in the unit ball.