×

Nonexistence of positive radial solutions of a Neumann problem with critical exponent. (English) Zbl 0868.35033

Summary: Consider the problem \[ -\Delta u= u^{{n+2\over n-2}}-\lambda u\quad \text{in }B(1),\;u>0,\;u\text{ is radial},\quad {\partial u\over\partial\nu}=0\quad \text{on }\partial B(1), \] where \(B(1)\) is the unit ball in \(\mathbb{R}^n\). Here, we prove that for \(n\geq 7\), there exists a \(\lambda_0>0\) such that for \(0<\lambda<\lambda_0\), the above problem does not admit a nonconstant solution.

MSC:

35J65 Nonlinear boundary value problems for linear elliptic equations
35P30 Nonlinear eigenvalue problems and nonlinear spectral theory for PDEs
35B05 Oscillation, zeros of solutions, mean value theorems, etc. in context of PDEs