Asymptotic analysis for radial sign-changing solutions of the Brezis-Nirenberg problem

DOI10.1007/S10231-014-0438-YMaRDI QIDQ893369zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Publication date 19 November 2015

Published in Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata. Serie Quarta (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1312.5871

asymptotic behavior critical exponent semilinear elliptic equations sign-changing radial solutions

Critical exponents in context of PDEs (35B33) Asymptotic behavior of solutions to PDEs (35B40) Variational methods for second-order elliptic equations (35J20) Semilinear elliptic equations (35J61) Semilinear elliptic equations with Laplacian, bi-Laplacian or poly-Laplacian (35J91)

Abstract: We study the asymptotic behavior, as

l a m b d a i g h t a r r o w 0

, of least energy radial sign-changing solutions

u_{l} a m b d a

, of the Brezis-Nirenberg problem �egin{equation*} �egin{cases} -Delta u = lambda u + |u|^{2^* -2}u & hbox{in} B_1\ u=0 & hbox{on} partial B_1, end{cases} end{equation*} where

l a m b d a > 0

,

2^{*} = f r a c 2 n n - 2

and

B_{1}

is the unit ball of

R^{n}

,

n g e q 7

. We prove that both the positive and negative part

u_{l} a m b d a^{+}

and

u_{l} a m b d a^{-}

concentrate at the same point (which is the center) of the ball with different concentration speeds. Moreover we show that suitable rescalings of

u_{l} a m b d a^{+}

and

u_{l} a m b d a^{-}

converge to the unique positive regular solution of the critical exponent problem in

R^{n}

. Precise estimates of the blow-up rate of

| u_{l} a m b d a^{p} m |_{i n f t y}

are given, as well as asymptotic relations between

| u_{l} a m b d a^{p} m |_{i n f t y}

and the nodal radius

r_{l} a m b d a

. Finally we prove that, up to constant,

l a m b d a^{- f r a c n - 2 2 n - 8} u_{l} a m b d a

converges in

C_{l o c}^{1} (B_{1} - 0)

to

G (x, 0)

, where

G (x, y)

is the Green function of the Laplacian in the unit ball.

Review text

The paper under review studies the asymptotic behavior as \(\lambda\to0\) of the least energy radial sign-changing solutions \(u_\lambda\) of the Brezis-Nirenberg problem \[ \begin{cases} -\Delta u=\lambda u+|u|^{2^*-2}u & \text{in}\;B_1,\\ u=0 & \text{on}\;\partial B_1, \end{cases} \] where \(\lambda>0,\) \(2^*=\frac{2n}{n-2}\) and \(B_1\) is the unit ball in \(\mathbb{R}^n\) with \(n\geq7.\) It is proved that both the positive and negative part \(u_\lambda^+\) and \(u_\lambda^-\) concentrate at the same point (the center) of the ball with different concentration speeds. Moreover, the author shows that suitable rescalings of \(u_\lambda^+\) and \(u_\lambda^+\) converge to the unique positive regular solution of the critical exponent problem in \(\mathbb{R}^n.\) Precise estimates are obtained for the blow-up rate of \(\|u_\lambda^\pm\|_\infty,\) and asymptotic relations between \(\|u_\lambda^\pm\|_\infty\) and the nodal radius \(r_\lambda\) are given. Finally, it is proved that, up to a constant, \(\lambda^{-\frac{n-2}{2n-8}} u_\lambda\) converges to \(G(x,0)\) in \(C^1_{\text{loc}} (B_1\setminus\{0\}),\) where \(G(x,y)\) is the Green function for the Laplacian in the unit ball.

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