Hamiltonian elliptic systems: a guide to variational frameworks

Abstract

Consider a Hamiltonian system of type \[ -Δu=H_{v}(u,v),\ -Δv=H_{u}(u,v) \ \ \text{ in } Ω, \qquad u,v=0 \text{ on } \partial Ω\] where $H$ is a power-type nonlinearity, for instance $H(u,v)=|u{|}^p/p+|v{|}^q/q$, having subcritical growth, and $\Omega$ is a bounded domain of ${\mathbb{R}}^N$, $N\ge 1$. The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the several variational frameworks that can be used to treat such a system. Within each approach, we address existence of solutions, and in particular of ground state solutions. Some of the available frameworks are more adequate to derive certain qualitative properties; we illustrate this in the second half of this survey, where we also review some of the most recent literature dealing mainly with symmetry, concentration, and multiplicity results. This paper contains some original results as well as new proofs and approaches to known facts.

78 pages, 7 figures. This corresponds to the second version of this paper. With respect to the original version, this one contains additional references, and some misprints were corrected

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