Existence, localization and multiplicity results for positive radial solutions of semilinear elliptic systems (Q1012163)

The author establishes existence, localization and multiplicity results for positive radial solutions to the following semilinear elliptic system: \[ \begin{aligned} &\Delta u_1 + f_1(|x|)g_1(u_1,u_2) = 0,\\ &\Delta u_2 + f_2(|x|)g_2(u_1,u_2) = 0, \\ u_1=u_2 = 0 &\text{ for \(|x|=r\) and \(u_1, u_2 \to 0\) as \(|x|\to\infty\)}, \end{aligned} \] in \(\Omega = \{x \in \mathbb R^n : |x| > r\}\). This is done via the study of the existence, uniqueness, localization and multiplicity of solutions to singular boundary value problems for systems of two second order differential equations. The proofs rely on the vector version of Krasnoselskii's cone fixed point theorem due to \textit{R. Precup} [J. Fixed Point Theory Appl. 2, No.~1, 141--151 (2007; Zbl 1134.47041)]. Finally, some examples are given.