Uniqueness of positive radial solutions of the Dirichlet problems \(-\Delta u=u^ p\pm u^ q\) in an annulus (Q1368607)

The author studies the uniqueness of radial solutions of the Dirichlet problem: \[ l-\Delta u=f(u),\quad u>0,\quad\text{in } B(R_1,R_2),\qquad u=0\quad\text{on }\partial B(R_1,R_2), \] where \(B(R_1,R_2)=\{x\in\mathbb{R}^n\): \(0<R_1<|x|<R_2\leq\infty\}\), \(n\geq 3\), \(p>1\). The cases \(f(u)=u^p-u\) and \(f(u)=u^p+u^q\) are considered. Uniqueness results hold for higher dimension cases and extend those of \textit{C. V. Coffman} [J. Differ. Equations 128, No. 2, 379-386, Art. No. 0100 (1996; Zbl 0863.35040)] and \textit{W. M. Ni} and \textit{R. D. Nussbaum} [Commun. Pure Appl. Math. 38, 67-108 (1985; Zbl 0581.35021)].