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June  2019, 39(6): 3365-3398. doi: 10.3934/dcds.2019139

Multiplicity and concentration of solutions for Choquard equation via Nehari method and pseudo-index theory

Min Liu and  Zhongwei Tang ,

School of Mathematical Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China

* Corresponding author: Zhongwei Tang

Received  August 2018 Published  February 2019

Fund Project: This work is supported by NSFC (11571040, 11671331).

This paper concerns the following nonlinear Choquard equation:
$ \begin{equation} -\varepsilon^{2}\Delta w+V(x)w = \varepsilon^{-\theta}W(x)(I_\theta*(W|w|^p))|w|^{p-2}w,\quad x\in\mathbb{R}^N, ~~~~~~~~~~~~(*)\end{equation} $
where
$ \varepsilon>0,\ N>2,\ I_\theta $
 is the Riesz potential with order
$ \theta\in(0,N),\ p\in\big[2,\frac{N+\theta}{N-2}\big),\ \min V>0 $
 and
$ \inf W>0 $
. Under proper assumptions, we explore the existence, concentration, convergence and decay estimate of semiclassical solutions for
$ (\ast) $
. The multiplicity of solutions is established via pseudo-index theory. The existence of sign-changing solutions is achieved by minimizing the energy on Nehari nodal set.
Keywords: Choquard equation, Riesz potential, pseudo-index, nodal solution, concentration.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35J20, 35R09; Secondary: 35J61.
Citation: Min Liu, Zhongwei Tang. Multiplicity and concentration of solutions for Choquard equation via Nehari method and pseudo-index theory. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems, 2019, 39 (6) : 3365-3398. doi: 10.3934/dcds.2019139
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[2]

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C. O. Alves, F. Gao, M. Squassina and M. Yang, Singularly perturbed critical Choquard equations, J. Differ. Equations, 263 (2017), 3943-3988.  doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2017.05.009.  Google Scholar

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M. Bahrami, A. Großardt, S. Donadi and A. Bassi, The Schrödinger-Newton equation and its foundations, New J. Phys., 16 (2014), 115007, 17pp.  doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/16/11/115007.  Google Scholar

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V. Benci, On critical point theory for indefinite functionals in the presence of symmetries, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc., 274 (1982), 533-572.  doi: 10.1090/S0002-9947-1982-0675067-X.  Google Scholar

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M. Clapp and D. Salazar, Positive and sign changing solutions to a nonlinear Choquard equation, J. Math. Anal. Appl., 407 (2013), 1-15.  doi: 10.1016/j.jmaa.2013.04.081.  Google Scholar

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Y. Ding and J. Wei, Multiplicity of semiclassical solutions to nonlinear Schrödinger equations, J. Fixed Point Theory Appl., 19 (2017), 987-1010.  doi: 10.1007/s11784-017-0410-8.  Google Scholar

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M. Ghimenti and J. Van Schaftingen, Nodal solutions for the Choquard equation, J. Funct. Anal., 271 (2016), 107-135.  doi: 10.1016/j.jfa.2016.04.019.  Google Scholar

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M. Ghimenti, V. Moroz and J. Van Schaftingen, Least action nodal solutions for the quadratic Choquard equation, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc., 145 (2017), 737-747.  doi: 10.1090/proc/13247.  Google Scholar

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N. S. Landkof, Foundations of Modern Potential Theory-Translated from the Russian by A.P. Doohovskoy, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York, 1972.  Google Scholar

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V. Moroz and J. Van Schaftingen, Ground states of nonlinear Choquard equations: Existence, qualitative properties and decay asymptotics, J. Funct. Anal., 265 (2013), 153-184.  doi: 10.1016/j.jfa.2013.04.007.  Google Scholar

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V. Moroz and J. Van Schaftingen, Semi-classical states for the Choquard equation, Calc. Var. Partial Differ. Equ., 52 (2015), 199-235.  doi: 10.1007/s00526-014-0709-x.  Google Scholar

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V. Moroz and J. Van Schaftingen, Existence of ground states for a class of nonlinear Choquard equations, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc., 367 (2015), 6557-6579.  doi: 10.1090/S0002-9947-2014-06289-2.  Google Scholar

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S. Pekar, Untersuchung über die Elektronnentheorie der Kristalle, Akademie Verlag, Berlin, 1954. Google Scholar

[25]

D. Ruiz and J. Van Schaftingen, Odd symmetry of least energy nodal solutions for the Choquard equation, J. Differ. Equations, 264 (2018), 1231-1262.  doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2017.09.034.  Google Scholar

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T. Wang, Existence and nonexistence of nontrivial solutions for Choquard type equations, Electron. J. Differ. Equ., 2016 (2016), Paper No. 3, 17 pp.  Google Scholar

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J. Wei and M. Winter, Strongly interacting bumps for the Schrödinger-Newton equations, J. Math. Phys., 50 (2009), 012905, 22pp.  doi: 10.1063/1.3060169.  Google Scholar

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M. Yang, Semiclassical ground state solutions for a Choquard type equation in $\mathbb{R}^2$ with critical exponential growth, ESAIM, Control Optim. Calc. Var., 24 (2018), 177-209.  doi: 10.1051/cocv/2017007.  Google Scholar

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