Multiple existence of positive even solutions for a two point boundary value problem on some very narrow possible parameter set (Q2124680)

The paper studies the positive even solutions of the parameter-dependent Dirichlet boundary value problem \[ \begin{cases} u'' + (|x|^{l} + \lambda) u^{p} = 0, \quad x\in(-1,1), \\ u(-1)=u(1)=0, \end{cases} \] where \(p>1\), \(l\geq0\) and \(\lambda\geq0\) are two parameters. The authors pursue the analysis in [\textit{S. Tanaka}, J. Differ. Equations 255, No. 7, 1709--1733 (2013; Zbl 1295.34040)], where the existence and the multiplicity problem is considered for \(l > 1\) and \((p-1)l \geq 4\). They first present a uniqueness result for positive even solutions for a wide range of \((l,\lambda)\) (and \(p>1\) fixed). Then, they numerically investigate the region in the plane \((l,\lambda)\) which is not covered by their previous analysis; thanks to some numerical experiments they show that the multiplicity of positive solutions occurs.