Steady state solutions for the Gierer-Meinhardt system in the whole space (Q6046545)

The paper is focused on the Gierer-Meinhardt system \[ \begin{cases} -\Delta u+\lambda u=\frac{u^p}{v^q}+\rho(x),\\ -\Delta v+\mu v=\frac{u^m}{v^s}, \end{cases}\tag{1} \] in \(\mathbb{R}^N\), where \(N\ge 3\), \(\lambda, \mu\ge 0\), \(\rho:\mathbb{R}^N\to \mathbb{R}_+\) is a continuous function, and \(p,q,m,s>0\). The authors prove the existence and nonexistence of positive classical solutions \((u,v)\) of problem (1) which decay exponentially at infinity, in the general case \(\lambda, \mu>0\). Various existence and nonexistence results for positive solutions of problem (1) with \(\lambda=\mu=0\) is also investigated.