Eigenvalues in nonlinear potential theory (Q5937312)

The existence of eigenvalues \(\alpha\) corresponding to positive eigenfunctions is studied for nonlinear time independent Schrödinger equations with Dirichlet boundary conditions. This is done using general potential-theoretic methods and, consequently, within the framework of harmonic spaces. In the classical case such an equation can be written as \(\frac 12\Delta h-h\varphi(\cdot,h)\mu+\alpha\psi(\cdot,h)\nu=0\) on \(U\), \(h=0\) on \(\partial U\) (\(U\) being a bounded domain in \(\mathbb R^n\), \(\psi\geq 0\)). Under suitable assumptions on \(\varphi,\psi\) involving local bounds by Kato functions it is shown that the set of eigenvalues is an interval.