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Nonnegative solutions of semilinear elliptic equations in half-spaces
We consider the semilinear elliptic problem(0.1){−Δu=f(u)in R+Nu=0on ∂R+N where the nonlinearity f is assumed to be C1 and globally Lipschitz with f(0)0} stands for the half-space. Denoting by u0 the unique solution of the one-dimensional problem −u″=f(u) with u(0)=u′(0)=0, we show that nonnegative...
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Published in: | Journal de mathématiques pures et appliquées 2016-11, Vol.106 (5), p.866-876 |
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Summary: | We consider the semilinear elliptic problem(0.1){−Δu=f(u)in R+Nu=0on ∂R+N where the nonlinearity f is assumed to be C1 and globally Lipschitz with f(0)0} stands for the half-space. Denoting by u0 the unique solution of the one-dimensional problem −u″=f(u) with u(0)=u′(0)=0, we show that nonnegative solutions u of (0.1) which verify u(x)≥u0(xN) in R+N either are positive and monotone in the xN direction or coincide with u0. As a particular instance, when f(t)=t−1, we prove that the unique nonnegative (not necessarily bounded) solution of (0.1) is u(x)=1−cosxN. This solves in a strengthened form a conjecture posed by Berestycki, Caffarelli and Nirenberg in 1997.
On considère le problème elliptique semilinéaire(0.1){−Δu=f(u)dansR+Nu=0sur∂R+N où la non-linéarité f est supposée être C1 et globalement lipschitzienne avec f(0)0} est le demi-espace. On note u0 l'unique solution du problème unidimensionel −u″=f(u) avec u(0)=u′(0)=0, on montre que les solutions nonnégatives u du problème (0.1) qui vérifient u(x)≥u0(xN) dans R+N sont ou positives et monotones dans la direction xN ou coincident avec u0. Comme cas particulier pour f(t)=t−1, on démontre que l'unique solution de (0.1) nonnégative (non nécessairement bornée) est u(x)=1−cosxN. Ce qui résout sous une forme plus forte une conjecture émise par Berestycki, Caffarelli et Nirenberg en 1997. |
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ISSN: | 0021-7824 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.matpur.2016.03.014 |