Special Session 119: PDEs and Variational Problems in Physical and Biological Sciences

Sign-changing solutions to discrete nonlinear logarithmic Kirchhoff equations
Lidan Wang
Jiangsu University
Peoples Rep of China
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Abstract:
We study the discrete logarithmic Kirchhoff equation on$\mathbb{Z}^3$: $$ -\left(a + b \sum_{x \in \mathbb{Z}^3} |\nabla u(x)|^2\right) \Delta u(x) + (\lambda + 1)u(x) = |u|^{p-2}u\log|u|^2, $$ where$a,b>0$,$p>6$, and$\lambda>0$. By using the Nehari manifold method, we prove the existence of least energy sign-changing solutions under suitable$\lambda$ assumptions. We also analyze their asymptotic behavior as$\lambda\to\infty$ by introducing a limiting equation on bounded domains. Our results extend to$n$-dimensional lattice graphs$\mathbb{Z}^n$, with clear physical motivation from wave propagation and elastic vibration problems.