Stability for semilinear parabolic equations with decaying potentials in \(\mathbb{R}^n\) and dynamical approach to the existence of ground states (Q697667)

The elliptic problem: \(\Delta u-Vu+u^p=0\) in \(\mathbb{R}^n\), with \(1<p<(n+2)/(n-2)\), \(n\geq 2\), and nonnegative bounded potential \(V(x)\) which may decay to 0 at infinity is considered. The main result is that if \(V\) satisfies \(a_1/(1+ |x|^b)\leq V(x)\leq a_2\) with \(0\leq b<2(n-1) (p-1)/(p+3)\) and \(V\) radial, then it admits a (ground state) positive solution. The result relies on the study of global solutions of the associated parabolic problem. Indeed, the authors show that, under suitable conditions on \(V\) (not necessarily radial), this problem admits global positive solutions and that when \(V\) and \(u(\cdot,0)\) are radial some global solutions have \(\omega\)-limit sets containing a positive equilibrium.