Convergence for a Liouville equation (Q5954619)

Summary: We study the asymptotic behavior of solutions of the Dirichlet problem for the Liouville equation \[ -\Delta u=\lambda {K(x)e^u \over \int_\Omega K(x)e^u} \] on a bounded smooth domain \(\Omega\) in the plane as \(\lambda \to 8m\pi\), where \(m=1,2,\dots\). The equation is also called the Mean Field Equation in Statistical Mechanics. By a result of H. Brezis and F. Merle, any solution sequence may have a finite number of bubbles. We give a necessary condition for the location of the bubble points.