Su una classe di equazioni non lineari ellittiche (Q788901)

Let \(\Omega\) be a bounded open set in \(R^ n\) and let u(x) be a weak solution of the Dirichlet problem with homogeneous boundary conditions for the equation in \(\Omega\) : \[ -\sum^{n}_{i=1}\partial_{x_ i}[A_ i(x,u,Du)]=H(x,u). \] Here: \(A_ i(x,u,Du)=\sum^{n}_{k=1}a_{ik}(x)| Du|^{\lambda - 2}u_{x_ k}-b_ i(x)| u|^{\lambda -2}u,\quad \lambda>1\), \(a_{ik},b_ i\) and H(x,u) are real measurable functions s.t.: \(\sum_{i,k}a_{ik}(x)\xi_ i\xi_ k\geq | \xi |^ 2,| b_ i(x)| \leq B^ 2\) and \((H(x,u)-H(x,0))u\leq 0.\) Let \(u^{\#}(x)\) denote the decreasing spherically symmetric rearrangement of u(x). By means of isoperimetric inequalities it is proved that \(u^{\#}(x)\leq v(x)\), where v(x) is the radial solution of the ''simplest'' problem of the given type. The case \(b_ i=0\) appears in a paper by \textit{G. Talenti} [Ann. Mat. Pura Appl., IV Ser. 120, 159-184 (1979; Zbl 0419.35041)], while the case \(\lambda =2\) is studied by \textit{A. Alvino} and \textit{G. Trombetti} [Atti Accad. Naz. Lincei, VIII. Ser., Rend., Cl. Sci. Fis. Mat. Nat. 66, 194-200 (1979; Zbl 0455.35052)].