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Rigidity results on Liouville equation

Analysis of PDEs 2025-02-26 v3

Abstract

We give a complete classification of solutions bounded from above of the Liouville equation Δu=e2u\mboxinR2.-\Delta u=e^{2u}\quad\mbox{in}\quad {\mathbf{R}}^2. More generally, solutions in the class N:={u:lim supzu(z)/logz:=k(u)<}N:=\{ u:\limsup_{z\to\infty} u(z)/\log|z|:=k(u)<\infty\} are described. As a consequence, we obtain five rigidity results. First, k(u)k(u) can take only a discrete set of values: either k=2k=-2, or 2k2k is a non-negative integer. Second, uu\to-\infty as zz\to\infty, if and only if uu is radial about some point. Third, if uu is symmetric with respect to xx and yy axes and ux<0,  uy<0u_x<0,\; u_y<0 in the first quadrant then uu is radially symmetric. Fourth, if uu is concave and bounded from above, then uu is one-dimensional. Fifth, if uu is bounded from above, and the diameter of R2{\mathbf{R}}^2 with the metric e2uδe^{2u}\delta is π\pi, where δ\delta is the Euclidean metric, then uu is either radial about a point or one-dimensional. In addition, we extend the concavity rigidity result on Liouville equation in higher dimensions.

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@article{arxiv.2207.05587,
  title  = {Rigidity results on Liouville equation},
  author = {Alexandre Eremenko and Changfeng Gui and Qinfeng Li and Lu Xu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.05587},
  year   = {2025}
}

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