Asymptotic Properties of Semilinear Equations

Abstract

AbstractWe study the asymptotic properties of positive solutions to the semilinear equation — Δu = f(x, u). Existence and asymptotic estimates are obtained for solutions in exterior domains, as well as entire solutions, for n ≧ 2. The study uses integral operator equations in Rn, and convergence theorems for solutions of Poisson's equation in bounded domains. A consequence of the method is that more precise estimates can be obtained for the growth of solutions at infinity, than have been obtained by other methods. As a special case the results are applied to the generalized Emden-Fowler equation — Δu = p(x)uγ, for γ > 0