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Non-existence of solutions for a mean field equation on flat tori at critical parameter $16\pi$

Analysis of PDEs 2017-07-18 v2

Abstract

It is known from \cite{LW} that the solvability of the mean field equation Δu+eu=8nπδ0\Delta u+e^{u}=8n\pi \delta_{0} with nN1n\in\mathbb{N}_{\geq 1} on a flat torus EτE_{\tau} essentially depends on the geometry of EτE_{\tau}. A conjecture is the non-existence of solutions for this equation if EτE_{\tau} is a rectangular torus, which was proved for n=1n=1 in \cite{LW}. For any nN2n\in \mathbb{N}_{\geq2}, this conjecture seems challenging from the viewpoint of PDE theory. In this paper, we prove this conjecture for n=2n=2 (i.e. at critical parameter 16π16\pi).

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@article{arxiv.1610.01787,
  title  = {Non-existence of solutions for a mean field equation on flat tori at critical parameter $16\pi$},
  author = {Zhijie Chen and Ting-Jung Kuo and Chang-Shou Lin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.01787},
  year   = {2017}
}

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