The wave operator on \(S^ n:\) Estimates and applications (Q914067)

Sobolev's compact embedding theorem is improved to get the existence of nontrivial periodic solutions of nonlinear wave equations on an n- dimensional sphere in the case when the nonlinear term \(g(u)\sim | u|^{p-2}u\) \((p<2(n+1)/(n-1))\). Variational methods are used (for n odd the Palais-Smale condition is not satisfied). The regularity of weak solutions is proved for n even.