Global solution curves for self-similar equations

DOI10.1016/J.JDE.2014.05.045zbMATH Open1295.35225arXiv1610.05152OpenAlexW2963320074MaRDI QIDQ2249242FDOQ2249242

Authors: Philip Korman 

Publication date: 10 July 2014

Published in: Journal of Differential Equations (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider positive solutions of a semilinear Dirichlet problem [ Delta u+lambda f(u)=0, ;; mbox{for $|x|<1$}, ;; u=0 , ;; mbox{when $|x|=1$} ] on a unit ball in $R^n$. For four classes of self-similar equations it is possible to parameterize the entire (global) solution curve through the solution of a single initial value problem. This allows us to derive results on the multiplicity of solutions, and on their Morse indices. In particular, we easily recover the classical results of D.D. Joseph and T.S. Lundgren [6] on the Gelfand problem. Surprisingly, the situation turns out to be different for the generalized Gelfand problem, where infinitely many turns are possible for any space dimension $ngeq3$. We also derive detailed results for the equation modeling electrostatic micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), in particular we easily recover the main result of Z. Guo and J. Wei [4], and we show that the Morse index of the solutions increases by one at each turn. We also consider the self-similar Henon's equation.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.05152

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zbMATH Keywords

infinitely many solutionsMorse indicesparameterization of the global solution curvesthe Gelfand problem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Asymptotic behavior of solutions to PDEs (35B40) Nonlinear elliptic equations (35J60)

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