On global minimizers for a mass constrained problem

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Abstract: In any dimension Ngeq1, for given mass m>0 and for the C1 energy functional �egin{equation*} I(u):=frac{1}{2}int_{mathbb{R}^N}| abla u|^2dx-int_{mathbb{R}^N}F(u)dx, end{equation*} we revisit the classical problem of finding conditions on FinC1(mathbbR,mathbbR) insuring that I admits global minimizers on the mass constraint �egin{equation*} S_m:=left{uin H^1(mathbb{R}^N)~|~|u|^2_{L^2(mathbb{R}^N)}=m ight}. end{equation*} Under assumptions that we believe to be nearly optimal, in particular without assuming that F is even, any such global minimizer, called energy ground state, proves to have constant sign and to be radially symmetric monotone with respect to some point in mathbbRN. Moreover, we show that any energy ground state is a least action solution of the associated action functional. This last result answers positively, under general assumptions, a long standing issue.




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