The planar Orlicz Minkowski problem for \(p=0\) without even assumptions (Q2332283)

The Orlicz Minkowski problem is a far reaching generalization of the classical Minkowski problem in convex geometry. Let \(\varphi:(0,+\infty)\to (0,+\infty)\) be a positive function and \(\mu\) a nonzero finite Borel measure on the \(n\)-dimensional unit sphere \(S^{n-1}\). The general version of the problem asks for conditions under which there exists a convex body \(K\subset\mathbb{R}^n\) such that \(\mu=c\,\varphi(h(K,\cdot)) S(K,\cdot)\) for some positive constant \(c\). Here \(h(K,\cdot)\) is the support function and \(S(K,\cdot)\) is the surface area measure of \(K\). The Orlicz Minkowski problem was posed (and solved under some mild conditions on \(\varphi\)) for even measures in [\textit{C. Haberl} et al., Adv. Math. 224, No. 6, 2485--2510 (2010; Zbl 1198.52003)]. \par The authors of the paper under review investigate the Orlicz Minkowski problem in the plane for the case when \(p=0\). They do not make symmetry (evenness) assumptions on the measure. In particular (see Theorem 1.1 on p. 3387) they prove that for any \(\beta>2\) and \(f,g\in C^{\alpha}(S^1)\) (\(\alpha\leq 1/2\)) positive functions on the unit circle \(S^1\), there is a constant \(\lambda_0>0\) depending only on \(\beta, f, g\) such that there exists a positive solution of the following equation \[ u''+u=\lambda f(\theta)u^{-1}+g(\theta)u^{\beta-1}, \quad u''+u>0 \text{ on } S^1. \] for \(0<\lambda\leq \lambda_0\).