Quasilinear and Hessian type equations with exponential reaction and measure data (Q742797)

Let \(\Omega=\mathbb{R}^N\) be a bounded domain in \(\mathbb{R}^N\). The authors investigate the existence of nonnegative solutions to the following problems (1) \(-\Delta_p u= P_{l,a,\beta}(u)+\mu\) in \(\Omega\), \(u=0\) on \(\partial \Omega\) if \(\Omega\) is a bounded domain, \(\inf_{\mathbb{R}^N} u=0\) if \(\Omega=\mathbb{R}^N\), (2) \(F_k[-u]= P_{l,a,\beta}(u)+\mu\) in \(\Omega\), \(u=\varphi\) on \(\partial \Omega\) if \(\Omega\) is a bounded domain, \(\inf_{\mathbb{R}^N} u=0\) if \(\Omega=\mathbb{R}^N\), where \(\Delta_p u\) (with \(p>1\)) is the \(p\)-Laplacian operator, \(F_k[u]\) is the \(k\)-Hessian operator (with \(k\in \{1,2,..,N\})\), \(\mu\) is a nonnegative Radon measure in \(\Omega\), \(P_{l,a,\beta}(u)=e^{ar^\beta}-\sum_{j=0}^{l-1}\frac{(ar^\beta)^j}{j!}\) (with \(a>0\), \(\beta\geq 1\) and \(l\in \mathbb{N}^*)\) is an \(l\)-truncated exponential function, and \(\varphi:\partial \Omega\rightarrow [0,+\infty)\) is a nonnegative continuous function. Under the assumptions \(1<p<N\) and \(l\beta>p-1\) if \(\Omega\) is bounded, and \(l\beta>\frac{N(p-1)}{N-p}\) and \(\mu\) has compact support if \(\Omega=\mathbb{R}^N\), the authors prove that if the \(L^\infty(\Omega)\)-norm of the \(T\)-truncated \(\eta\)-fractional maximal potential of \(\mu\), where \(T=2\text{diam}(\Omega)\) and \(\eta=\frac{(p-1)(\beta-1)}{\beta}\), is sufficiently small, then problem \((1)\) admits a nonnegative renormalized solution \(u\). An upper estimate of \(u\) in terms of the \(T\)-truncated Wolff potential of \(\mu\) is given. The authors also find necessary conditions for the existence of the solution \(u\) in terms of the Orlicz capacity of Borel sets in \(\Omega\). A similar result is proved for problem \((2)\). In this case, when \(\Omega\) is bounded, the authors assume that \(k<\frac{N}{2}\), \(l\beta>k\), \(\mu=\mu_1+f\), where \(\mu_1\) is a measure with compact support in \(\Omega\) and \(f\in L^q(\Omega)\), with \(q>2k\), and \(\Omega\) is \(k-1\)-convex. When \(\Omega=\mathbb{R}^N\), the additional conditions \(l\beta>\frac{Nk}{N-2k}\) and \(f \equiv 0\) are assumed. Finally, the authors establish a similar result for more general Wolff potential equations. To prove the existence of solutions, the authors construct a suitable sequence of approximating solutions. Some estimates for solutions of certain potential and Wolff integral equations established by the authors allow to prove that this sequence converges to a solution of the problem. The previous estimates also allow to obtain the necessary conditions for the existence of solutions.