Uniqueness of solutions for elliptic systems and fourth order equations involving a parameter (Q906807)

The author considers the biharmonic problem \(\Delta^2u=\lambda f(u)\), with either Navier or Dirichlet boundary conditions. Under suitable assumptions on the nonlinearity \(f\), he proves existence and uniqueness of the solution for values of \(\lambda\) close to zero, in the case of a star-shaped domain in dimension \(N\geq 5\). He also provides similar results for the system \[ \begin{cases} -\Delta u=\lambda f(v) \quad & \text{in }\Omega,\\ -\Delta v=\gamma g(u)\quad & \text{in }\Omega,\\ u=v=0 \quad & \text{on }\partial \Omega. \end{cases} \]