Special Session 37: Nonlinear elliptic problems in geometry and physics

Existence and multiplicity of radially symmetric solutions for NLS equations

Tomoharu Kinoshita
Waseda University
Japan
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Abstract:
In this talk, we consider the following NLS equations in $\mathbf{R}^N$: $$-\Delta u + V(x)u= g(u),\ u \in H^1(\mathbf{R}^N), $$ where $N \ge 2$, $V \in C^1(\mathbf{R}^N,\mathbf{R})$ and $g \in C(\mathbf{R},\mathbf{R}).$ For a wide class of nonlinearities, which satisfy the Berestycki-Lions type condition, we show the existence and multiplicity of radially symmetric solutions. We use a new deformation argument under a new version of the Palais-Smale condition.