Positive \(L^ p(R^ N)\)-solutions of subcritical Emden-Fowler problems (Q1120728)

The problem: \(-\Delta u=\lambda f(x,u),\) \(\lim_{| x| \to \infty}u(x)=0\) is investigated for \(x\in R^ N\), \(N\geq 3\), in the case in which f(x,t) satisfies some conditions, in particular: \(0\leq f(x,t)\leq C(1+| x|^ a)^{-1}t^{\gamma}\) for some \(a\in (0,2]\) and \(\gamma \in ((N+2-2a)/(N-2),(N+2)/(N-2))\). The main theorem asserts that there exists a positive solution pair (\(\lambda\),u) with \(u\in L^ q(R^ N)\), \(q\geq 2N/(N-2)\). In the particular case of \(f(x,t)=p(x)t^{\gamma},\) \(| \nabla \log p(x)| =O(| x|^{-1})\) as \(| x| \to \infty\), the authors prove the existence of a positive solution \(u_{\lambda}\) for all \(\lambda >0\) such that \(u(x)=O(| x|^{2-N})\) as \(| x| \to \infty\).