Morse index and blow-up points of solutions of some nonlinear problems

Khalil El Mehdi; Filomena Pacella

Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni (2002)

  • Volume: 13, Issue: 2, page 101-105
  • ISSN: 1120-6330

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In this Note we consider the following problem - u = N N - 2 u p ϵ - λ u in  Ω u > 0 in  Ω u = 0 on  Ω . where Ω is a bounded smooth starshaped domain in R N , N 3 , p ϵ = N + 2 N - 2 - ϵ , ϵ > 0 , and λ 0 . We prove that if u ϵ is a solution of Morse index m > 0 than u ϵ cannot have more than m maximum points in Ω for ϵ sufficiently small. Moreover if Ω is convex we prove that any solution of index one has only one critical point and the level sets are starshaped for ϵ sufficiently small.

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El Mehdi, Khalil, and Pacella, Filomena. "Morse index and blow-up points of solutions of some nonlinear problems." Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni 13.2 (2002): 101-105. <http://eudml.org/doc/252305>.

@article{ElMehdi2002,
abstract = {In this Note we consider the following problem $$ \begin\{cases\} - \triangle u = N(N-2) u^\{p\_\{\epsilon\}\} - \lambda u \, & \text\{in \} \Omega \\ u > 0 & \text\{in \} \Omega \\ u = 0 & \text\{on \} \partial \Omega. \end\{cases\} $$ where $\Omega$ is a bounded smooth starshaped domain in $\mathbb\{R\}^\{N\}$, $N \ge 3$, $p_\{\epsilon\} = \frac\{N+2\}\{N-2\} - \epsilon$, $\epsilon > 0$, and $\lambda \ge 0$. We prove that if $u_\{\epsilon\}$ is a solution of Morse index $m > 0$ than $u_\{\epsilon\}$ cannot have more than $m$ maximum points in $\Omega$ for $\epsilon$ sufficiently small. Moreover if $\Omega$ is convex we prove that any solution of index one has only one critical point and the level sets are starshaped for $\epsilon$ sufficiently small.},
author = {El Mehdi, Khalil, Pacella, Filomena},
journal = {Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni},
keywords = {Elliptic problem; Morse index; Blow-up analysis; elliptic problem; blow-up analysis},
language = {eng},
month = {6},
number = {2},
pages = {101-105},
publisher = {Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei},
title = {Morse index and blow-up points of solutions of some nonlinear problems},
url = {http://eudml.org/doc/252305},
volume = {13},
year = {2002},
}

TY - JOUR
AU - El Mehdi, Khalil
AU - Pacella, Filomena
TI - Morse index and blow-up points of solutions of some nonlinear problems
JO - Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni
DA - 2002/6//
PB - Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
VL - 13
IS - 2
SP - 101
EP - 105
AB - In this Note we consider the following problem $$ \begin{cases} - \triangle u = N(N-2) u^{p_{\epsilon}} - \lambda u \, & \text{in } \Omega \\ u > 0 & \text{in } \Omega \\ u = 0 & \text{on } \partial \Omega. \end{cases} $$ where $\Omega$ is a bounded smooth starshaped domain in $\mathbb{R}^{N}$, $N \ge 3$, $p_{\epsilon} = \frac{N+2}{N-2} - \epsilon$, $\epsilon > 0$, and $\lambda \ge 0$. We prove that if $u_{\epsilon}$ is a solution of Morse index $m > 0$ than $u_{\epsilon}$ cannot have more than $m$ maximum points in $\Omega$ for $\epsilon$ sufficiently small. Moreover if $\Omega$ is convex we prove that any solution of index one has only one critical point and the level sets are starshaped for $\epsilon$ sufficiently small.
LA - eng
KW - Elliptic problem; Morse index; Blow-up analysis; elliptic problem; blow-up analysis
UR - http://eudml.org/doc/252305
ER -

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