Acta mathematica scientia,Series A ›› 2019, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (2): 264-276.

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Least Energy Solution for Nonlinear Kirchhoff Type Elliptic Equation

Zhide Liu,Zhengping Wang*()   

  1. Center for Mathematical Sciences and Department of Mathematics, School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070
  • Received:2018-03-13 Online:2019-04-26 Published:2019-05-05
  • Contact: Zhengping Wang E-mail:zpwang@whut.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the NSFC(11471331);the NSFC(11871386)

Abstract:

In this paper, we study the existence of nontrivial solution and nonnegative least energy solution for the following nonlinear Kirchhoff type elliptic equation

where $p\in (3, 5)$, $a, b>0$, $V\in C(\mathbb{R} ^3, \mathbb{R} ^+)$ and $\lim\limits_{|x|\to +\infty}V(x)=\infty$. By using variational methods, firstly we prove that for any $b>0$, there exists $\delta(b)>0$ such that problem (0.1) (0.1) with $\mu_1\leq\mu <\mu_1+\delta(b)$ has a nontrivial solution, where $\mu_1$ denotes the first eigenvalue of the Schrödinger operator $-\triangle+V$. Secondly, we show that there exists $\delta_1(b)\in(0, \delta(b))$ such that problem (0.1) (0.1) with $\mu_1 <\mu <\mu_1+\delta_1(b)$ has a nonnegative least energy solution. Finally, by using the symmetric Mountain Pass lemma we prove that problem (0.1) (0.1) has infinitely many nontrivial solutions for any $\mu\in \mathbb{R} $.

Key words: Kirchhoff equation, Nontrivial solution, Least energy solution

CLC Number: 

  • O175.2
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