Gradient estimates for a class of elliptic equations with logarithmic terms (Q6571665)

Let \((M^n,g)\) be an \(n\)-dimensional complete Riemannian manifold such that Ric\((g)\), the Ricci curvature, satisfies Ric\((g)\ge -Kg\) in a geodesic ball where \(K\) is a positive constant. On \((M^n,g)\), the authors consider the following nonlinear elliptic equation \N\[\N\Delta_{M^n}u+au(\ln u)^p+bu\ln u=0,\tag{1}\N\]\Nwhere \(a\neq 0\) and \(b\) are two real numbers, \(p=\frac{k_1}{2k_2+1}\ge 2\) such that \(k_1,k_2\) are two integers and state that a smooth positive solution of \((1)\) satisfies the gradient estimate on a geodesic ball of radius \(R\). Precisely, they state that if \(a>0\), then \(\frac{|\nabla u|^2}{u^2}+\lambda a(\ln u)^p+2|b|\ln u\le \max(1,T_1)\) where \(\lambda\in (1,2)\) and \(T_1\) is given in an explicit function furnished in terms of \(\lambda,a,K,R,\) and \(p\). The case when \(a<0\) is also treated.