Semilinear elliptic equations and supercritical growth (Q1822255)

\textit{H. Brezis} and \textit{L. Nirenberg} have proved the existence of positive solutions of the problem \(\Delta \tilde u+\lambda \tilde u+\tilde u^ p=0\) in \(\Omega\) and \(\tilde u=0\) on \(\partial \Omega\) for \(p\leq p_ c=(n+2)/(n-2)\), when the embedding of \(H^ 1_ 0(\Omega)\) in \(L^{p+1}(\Omega)\) is continuous [Commun. Pure Appl. Math. 36, 437-477 (1983; Zbl 0541.35029)]. The aim of the present paper is to explain the behaviour of the solution of the above problem in the case \(p>p_ c\). The detailed behaviour of solutions are described when \(\Omega\) is restricted to the unit ball in \({\mathbb{R}}^ 3\). Some numerical results are included.