Special Session 26: Nonlinear partial differential equations and their applications

Multiple nodal solutions of Kirchhoff-Choquard equations with logarithmic potential and critical exponential nonlinearity
Olimpio Miyagaki
UFSCAR
Brazil
Co-Author(s):    E. Boer, E. Barboza, O.H. Miyagaki and C. Santana
Abstract:
In this work, we study a class of planar Kirchhoff-Choquard equations involving a sign-changing logarithmic kernel and an exponential nonlinearity. Our main goal is to construct solutions with $k$ nodes for any given $k \in N, $ thereby establishing the multiplicity of solutions for this class of problems. To achieve this, we employ a gluing method inspired by the framework developed in [T. Bartsch, M. Willem-ARMA 1993, and, D. Cao, X. Zhu- Acta Math. Sci. 1998]. The analysis presents substantial challenges due to the interaction among the nonlocal Kirchhoff term, the sign-changing nature of the Choquard kernel, and the lack of compactness induced by the exponential nonlinearity, which is critical in two-dimensional settings. Overcoming these difficulties requires a careful and refined analytical approach to successfully implement the gluing construction.