Existence and multiplicity results for some nonlinear elliptic equations: A survey (Q2719807)

This is a survey on existence, nonexistence and multiplicity results for the equation \(-\Delta u+au= \lambda h(x)|u|^{q-2}u+k(x) |u|^{\alpha-2} u\) either in a bounded smooth ``nice'' domain with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions imposed on \(u\) or in \(\mathbb{R}^n\) with \(u\) vanishing at infinity. One section is also concerned with the \(p\)-Laplace operator as prinicipal part. Special emphasis is laid on their own contributions and in particular on the combination of convex and concave nonlinear terms, i.e. on \(1<q<2 <\alpha\), but also related relevant work of different authors is included. Most results deal with the subcritical and the critical case \(\alpha<2n/(n-2)\) and \(\alpha= 2n/(n- 2)\), respectively. The basic variational, functional analytic and analytic tools are briefly explained. The present paper gives a concise overview over a relevant part of the corresponding work of the past 20 years; about 50 original contributions are covered.