A counterexample on competing species equations (Q1907726)

The author considers the competing species system \[ - \Delta u = u(a - u - bv), \quad - \Delta v = v(d - v - cu) \quad \text{in } \Omega \] with boundary condition \(u = v = 0\) on \(\partial \Omega\). Using calculations from [\textit{J. C. Eilbeck}, \textit{J. E. Furter} and \textit{J. Lopez-Gomez}, J. Differ. Equ. 107, No. 1, 96-139 (1994; Zbl 0833.92010)], he shows that there is no positive solution of this system for certain parameter values \(a,b,c,d\), where \(a\) and \(d\) are close to the first eigenvalue of \(-\Delta\) with homogeneous boundary condition.