Nonexistence results for elliptic differential inequalities with a potential on Riemannian manifolds (Q745548)

Let \(\Delta\) be the scalar Laplacian on a complete non-compact Riemannian manifold \((M,g)\) of dimension \(m\). For \(\sigma>1\) and for \(V(x)\) a potential function, the authors study the problem \(\Delta u+V(x)u^\sigma\leq0\). The authors investigate the relationship between the geometry of \((M,g)\), the behavior of the potential \(V\) at infinity, and the existence or non-existence of non-negative solutions. The introduction presents the problem in historical context, introduces the basic notational conventions, and summarizes the results of the paper. Section 2 gives some preliminary results. The remaining 2 sections prove the results of the paper.