On a class of nonlinear Schrödinger-Poisson systems involving a nonradial charge density (Q1998654)

Summary: In the spirit of the classical work of P. H. Rabinowitz on nonlinear Schrödinger equations, we prove existence of mountain-pass solutions and least energy solutions to the nonlinear Schrödinger-Poisson system \[\begin{cases} - \Delta u+ u + \rho (x) \phi u = |u|^{p-1} u, & x\in \mathbb{R}^3, \\ -\Delta \phi=\rho(x) u^2, & x\in \mathbb{R}^3, \end{cases}\] under different assumptions on \(\rho\colon \mathbb{R}^3\rightarrow \mathbb{R}_+\) at infinity. Our results cover the range \(p\in(2,3)\) where the lack of compactness phenomena may be due to the combined effect of the invariance by translations of a `limiting problem' at infinity and of the possible unboundedness of the Palais-Smale sequences. Moreover, we find necessary conditions for concentration at points to occur for solutions to the singularly perturbed problem \[\begin{cases} - \epsilon^2\Delta u+ u + \rho (x) \phi u = |u|^{p-1} u, & x\in \mathbb{R}^3, \\ -\Delta \phi=\rho(x) u^2, & x\in \mathbb{R}^3, \end{cases}\] in various functional settings which are suitable for both variational and perturbation methods.