Liouville theorems for stable Lane-Emden systems and biharmonic problems

Abstract

We examine the elliptic system given by {equation} \label{system_abstract} -Δu = v^p, \qquad -Δv = u^θ, \qquad \{in} \IR^N, {equation} for $1<p\le \theta$ and the fourth order scalar equation {equation} \label{fourth_abstract} Δ^2 u = u^θ, \qquad \{in $ \IR^N$,} {equation} where $1<\theta$. We prove various Liouville type theorems for positive stable solutions. For instance we show there are no positive stable solutions of (\ref{system_abstract}) (resp. (\ref{fourth_abstract})) provided $N\le 10$ and $2\le p\le \theta$ (resp. $N\le 10$ and $1<\theta$). Results for higher dimensions are also obtained. These results regarding stable solutions on the full space imply various Liouville theorems for positive (possibly unstable) bounded solutions of {equation} \label{eq_half_abstract} -Δu = v^p, \qquad -Δv = u^θ, \qquad \{in} \IR^{N-1}, {equation} with $u=v=0$ on $ \partial \IR^N_+$. In particular there is no positive bounded solution of (\ref{eq_half_abstract}) for any $2\le p\le \theta$ if $N\le 11$. Higher dimensional results are also obtained.

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