Normalized solutions for a Sobolev critical quasilinear Schrödinger equation

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Main Authors: Li, Yuxin, Yang, Meijie, Chang, Xiaojun
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author Li, Yuxin
Yang, Meijie
Chang, Xiaojun
author_facet Li, Yuxin
Yang, Meijie
Chang, Xiaojun
contents In this paper, we study the existence of normalized solutions for the following quasilinear Schrödinger equation with Sobolev critical exponent: \begin{eqnarray*} -Δu-uΔ(u^2)+λu=τ|u|^{q-2}u+|u|^{2\cdot2^*-2}u,~~~~x\in\mathbb{R}^N, \end{eqnarray*} under the mass constraint $\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}|u|^2dx=c$ for some prescribed $c>0$. Here $τ\in \mathbb{R}$ is a parameter, $λ\in\mathbb{R}$ appears as a Lagrange multiplier, $N\ge3$, $2^*:=\frac{2N}{N-2}$ and $2<q<2\cdot2^*$. By deriving precise energy level estimates and establishing new convergence theorems, we apply the perturbation method to establish several existence results for $τ>0$ in the Sobolev critical regime: (a) For the case of $2<q<2+\frac{4}{N}$, we obtain the existence of two solutions, one of which is a local minimizer, and the other is a mountain pass type solution, under explicit conditions on $c>0$; (b) For the case of $2+\frac{4}{N}\leq q<4+\frac{4}{N}$, we obtain the existence of normalized solutions of mountain pass type under different conditions on $c>0$; (c) For the case of $4+\frac{4}{N}\leq q<2\cdot2^*$, we obtain the existence of a ground state normalized solution under different conditions on $c>0$. Moreover, when $τ\le 0$, we derive the non-existence result for $2<q<2\cdot2^*$ and all $c>0$. Our research provides a comprehensive analysis across the entire range $q\in(2, 2 \cdot 2^*)$ and for all $N\ge3$. The methods we have developed are flexible and can be extended to a broader class of nonlinearities.
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spellingShingle Normalized solutions for a Sobolev critical quasilinear Schrödinger equation
Li, Yuxin
Yang, Meijie
Chang, Xiaojun
Analysis of PDEs
In this paper, we study the existence of normalized solutions for the following quasilinear Schrödinger equation with Sobolev critical exponent: \begin{eqnarray*} -Δu-uΔ(u^2)+λu=τ|u|^{q-2}u+|u|^{2\cdot2^*-2}u,~~~~x\in\mathbb{R}^N, \end{eqnarray*} under the mass constraint $\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}|u|^2dx=c$ for some prescribed $c>0$. Here $τ\in \mathbb{R}$ is a parameter, $λ\in\mathbb{R}$ appears as a Lagrange multiplier, $N\ge3$, $2^*:=\frac{2N}{N-2}$ and $2<q<2\cdot2^*$. By deriving precise energy level estimates and establishing new convergence theorems, we apply the perturbation method to establish several existence results for $τ>0$ in the Sobolev critical regime: (a) For the case of $2<q<2+\frac{4}{N}$, we obtain the existence of two solutions, one of which is a local minimizer, and the other is a mountain pass type solution, under explicit conditions on $c>0$; (b) For the case of $2+\frac{4}{N}\leq q<4+\frac{4}{N}$, we obtain the existence of normalized solutions of mountain pass type under different conditions on $c>0$; (c) For the case of $4+\frac{4}{N}\leq q<2\cdot2^*$, we obtain the existence of a ground state normalized solution under different conditions on $c>0$. Moreover, when $τ\le 0$, we derive the non-existence result for $2<q<2\cdot2^*$ and all $c>0$. Our research provides a comprehensive analysis across the entire range $q\in(2, 2 \cdot 2^*)$ and for all $N\ge3$. The methods we have developed are flexible and can be extended to a broader class of nonlinearities.
title Normalized solutions for a Sobolev critical quasilinear Schrödinger equation
topic Analysis of PDEs
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.10870