# American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

July  2011, 10(4): 1267-1279. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2011.10.1267

## Multiplicity of solutions for the nonlinear Schrödinger-Maxwell system

 1 Jiangsu Key Laboratory for NSLSCS, School of Mathematics Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, Jiangsu, China, China

Received  April 2010 Revised  November 2010 Published  April 2011

In this paper, we study the following system

$-\epsilon^2\Delta v+V(x)v+\psi(x)v=v^p, \quad x\in R^3,$

$-\Delta\psi=\frac{1}{\epsilon}v^2,\quad \lim_{|x|\rightarrow\infty}\psi(x)=0,\quad x\in R^3,$

where $\epsilon>0$, $p\in (3,5)$, $V$ is positive potential. We relate the number of solutions with topology of the set where $V$ attain their minimum value. By applying Ljusternik-Schnirelmann theory, we prove the multiplicity of solutions.

Citation: Yanqin Fang, Jihui Zhang. Multiplicity of solutions for the nonlinear Schrödinger-Maxwell system. Communications on Pure & Applied Analysis, 2011, 10 (4) : 1267-1279. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2011.10.1267
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