Existence of singular positive solutions for some semilinear elliptic equations

Zongming Guo, Dong Ye, Feng Zhou

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Abstract

We study positive solutions of an equation with singular nonlinearities. The equation arises in the study of equilibrium states of thin films. Under weak assumptions on the nonlinearity, we show that for N ≥ 3 there exists a family of radial solutions {uα}α>0 with uα (0) = α and each of them is oscillatory in (0,∞). We obtain then a singular radial solution in (0,∞) by taking the limit α → 0. Meanwhile, using the solutions obtained in (0,∞), we show some existence results for the corresponding Neumann eigenvalue problem on a ball.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)57-71
Number of pages15
JournalPacific Journal of Mathematics
Volume236
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2008

Keywords

  • Elliptic equation with singular nonlinearity
  • Oscillation
  • Rupture solutions

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