Classification of positive solutions to a nonlinear biharmonic equation with critical exponent

Abstract

For $n\ge 5$, we consider positive solutions $u$ of the biharmonic equation \[ Δ^2 u = u^\frac{n+4}{n-4} \qquad \text{on}\ \mathbb R^n \setminus \{0\} \] with a non-removable singularity at the origin. We show that $|x{|}^{\frac{n-4}{2}}u$ is a periodic function of $\ln |x|$ and we classify all periodic functions obtained in this way. This result is relevant for the description of the asymptotic behavior near singularities and for the $Q$-curvature problem in conformal geometry.

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