Rigidity results on Liouville equation

Abstract: We give a complete classification of solutions bounded from above of the Liouville equation

-Delta u=e^{2u}quadmbox{in}quad {mathbf{R}}^2.

More generally, solutions in the class

N:={ u:limsup_{z oinfty} u(z)/log|z|:=k(u)<infty}

are described. As a consequence, we obtain five rigidity results. First,

k (u)

can take only a discrete set of values: either

k = - 2

, or

2 k

is a non-negative integer. Second,

u o - i n f t y

as

z o i n f t y

, if and only if

u

is radial about some point. Third, if

u

is symmetric with respect to

x

and

y

axes and

u_{x} < 0,; u_{y} < 0

in the first quadrant then

u

is radially symmetric. Fourth, if

u

is concave and bounded from above, then

u

is one-dimensional. Fifth, if

u

is bounded from above, and the diameter of

{m a t h b f R}^{2}

with the metric

e^{2 u} d e l t a

is

p i

, where

d e l t a

is the Euclidean metric, then

u

is either radial about a point or one-dimensional. In addition, we extend the concavity rigidity result on Liouville equation in higher dimensions.

This page was built for publication: Rigidity results on Liouville equation