Laplace's equation with concave and convex boundary nonlinearities on an exterior region

Abstract: This paper studies Laplace's equation

- D e l t a, u = 0

in an exterior region

U v a r s u b s e t n e q {m a t h b b R}^{N}

, when

N g e q 3

, subject to the nonlinear boundary condition

f r a c p a r t i a l u p a r t i a l u = l a m b d a {l e f t v e r t u i g h t v e r t}^{q - 2} u + m u {l e f t v e r t u i g h t v e r t}^{p - 2} u

on

p a r t i a l U

with

1 < q < 2 < p < 2^{*}

. In the function space

m a t h s c r H l e f t (U i g h t)

, one observes when

l a m b d a > 0

and

m u i n m a t h b b R

arbitrary, then there exists a sequence

l e f t u_{k} i g h t

of solutions with negative energy converging to

0

as

k o i n f t y

; on the other hand, when

l a m b d a i n m a t h b b R

and

m u > 0

arbitrary, then there exists a sequence

l e f t i l d e u_{k} i g h t

of solutions with positive and unbounded energy. Also, associated with the

p

-Laplacian equation

- D e l t a_{p}, u = 0

, the exterior

p

-harmonic Steklov eigenvalue problems are described.

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