Bound state solutions for the supercritical fractional Schrödinger equation. (April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ao, Weiwei; Chan, Hardy; González, María del Mar; Wei, Juncheng
• Is Part Of: Nonlinear analysis. Volume 193(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-04
• Subjects: 35J61 -- 35R11 -- 53A30; Fractional Schrödinger equation -- Supercritical nonlinearity; Mathematical analysis -- Periodicals; Functional analysis -- Periodicals; Nonlinear theories -- Periodicals; Analyse mathématique -- Périodiques; Analyse fonctionnelle -- Périodiques; Théories non linéaires -- Périodiques; Functional analysis; Mathematical analysis; Nonlinear theories; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 515.7248
• DOI: 10.1016/j.na.2019.02.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0362-546X

Abstract

Abstract: We prove the existence of positive solutions for the supercritical nonlinear fractional Schrödinger equation ( − Δ ) s u + V ( x ) u − u p = 0 in R n, with u ( x ) → 0 as | x | → + ∞, where p > n + 2 s n − 2 s for s ∈ ( 0, 1 ), n > 2 s . We show that if V ( x ) = o ( | x | − 2 s ) as | x | → + ∞, then for p > n + 2 s − 1 n − 2 s − 1, this problem admits a continuum of solutions. More generally, for p > n + 2 s n − 2 s, conditions for solvability are also provided. This result is the extension of the work by Davila, Del Pino, Musso and Wei to the fractional case. Our main contributions are: the existence of a smooth, radially symmetric, entire solution of ( − Δ ) s w = w p in R n, and the analysis of its properties. The difficulty here is the lack of phase-plane analysis for a nonlocal ODE; instead we use conformal geometry methods together with Schaaf's argument as in the paper by Ao, Chan, DelaTorre, Fontelos, González and Wei on the singular fractional Yamabe problem.