On positive solutions of Emden equations in cone-like domains (Q803398)

Let \(\Omega\) be a domain on the unit sphere \(S^{N-1}\) in \({\mathbb{R}}^ N\) with \(C^ 2\) boundary \(\partial \Omega\) and \(C=\{x:\) \(r\in {\mathbb{R}}^+\), \(\theta\in \Omega \}\) be a cone in \({\mathbb{R}}^ N\), where r and \(\theta\) denote the polar coordinates of the point x. The authors study the Dirichlet problem (*) \(\Delta u+r^{\alpha}u^ p=0\) in C, \(u=0\) on \(\partial C-\{0\}\), where \(\sigma\in {\mathbb{R}}\) and \(p>1.\) They first extend a nonexistence result [see \textit{B. Gidas} and \textit{J. Spruck}, Commun. Pure Appl. Math. 34, 525-598 (1981; Zbl 0465.35003)] and then deduce the nonexistence of positive solutions based on a modification of a Pohožaev-type identity [see \textit{P. Pucci} and \textit{J. Serrin}, Indiana Univ. Math. J. 35, 681-703 (1986; Zbl 0625.35027)] and the precise asymptotic behavior of solutions regular at 0. Some existence results were previously obtained by the first author and \textit{H. Levine} [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 316, No.2, 595-622 (1989; Zbl 0693.35081)].