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We consider non-autonomous semilinear elliptic equations of the type \[ -\Delta u = |x|^{\alpha} f(u), \ \ x \in \Omega, \ \ u=0 \quad \text{on} \ \ \partial \Omega, \] where $\Omega \subset {\mathbb R}^2$ is either a ball or an annulus…

We consider the Dirichlet problem for the Schr\"odinger-H\'enon system $$ -\Delta u + \mu_1 u = |x|^{\alpha}\partial_u F(u,v),\quad \qquad -\Delta v + \mu_2 v = |x|^{\alpha}\partial_v F(u,v) $$ in the unit ball $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N,…

We investigate nodal radial solutions to semilinear problems of type \[\begin{cases}-\Delta u = f(|x|,u) \qquad & \text{ in } \Omega, \newline u= 0 & \text{ on } \partial \Omega, \end{cases} \] where $\Omega$ is a bounded radially symmetric…

In this paper we study the problem -\Delta u =\left(\frac{2+\alpha}{2}\right)^2\abs{x}^{\alpha}f(\lambda,u), & \hbox{in}B_1 \\ u > 0, & \hbox{in}B_1 u = 0, & \hbox{on} \partial B_1 where $B_1$ is the unit ball of $\R^2$, $f$ is a smooth…

We investigate symmetry properties of solutions to equations of the form $$ -\Delta u = \frac{a}{|x|^2} u + f(|x|, u)$$ in R^N for $N \geq 4$, with at most critical nonlinearities. By using geometric arguments, we prove that solutions with…

We consider the equation \[ -\Delta u = |x|^{\alpha} |u|^{p-1}u, \ \ x \in B, \ \ u=0 \quad \text{on} \ \ \partial B, \] where $B \subset {\mathbb R}^2$ is the unit ball centered at the origin, $\alpha \geq0$, $p>1$, and we prove some…

We compute the Morse index of nodal radial solutions to the H\'enon problem \[\left\{\begin{array}{ll} -\Delta u = |x|^{\alpha}|u|^{p-1} u \qquad & \text{ in } B, \newline u= 0 & \text{ on } \partial B, \end{array} \right. \] where $B$…

By using a characterization of the Morse index and the degeneracy in terms of a singular one dimensional eigenvalue problem given in a previous paper, we give a lower bound for the Morse index of radial solutions to H\'enon type problems \[…

We consider the semilinear Lane-Emden problem \begin{equation}\label{problemAbstract} \left\{\begin{array}{lr}-\Delta u= |u|^{p-1}u\qquad \mbox{ in }B u=0\qquad\qquad\qquad\mbox{ on }\partial B \end{array}\right.\tag{$\mathcal E_p$}…

We consider the semilinear Lane-Emden problem: \begin{equation}\label{problemAbstract}\left\{\begin{array}{lr}-\Delta u= |u|^{p-1}u\qquad \mbox{ in }B u=0\qquad\qquad\qquad\mbox{ on }\partial B \end{array}\right.\tag{$\mathcal E_p$}…

We compute the Morse index $\textsf{m}(u_{p})$ of any radial solution $u_{p}$ of the semilinear problem: \begin{equation} \label{problemaAbstract}\tag{P} \left\{ \begin{array}{lr} -\Delta u=|x|^{\alpha}|u|^{p-1}u & \mbox{in } B\\ u=0 &…

The aim of this paper is to study radial symmetry and monotonicity properties for positive solution of elliptic equations involving the fractional Laplacian. We first consider the semi-linear Dirichlet problem (-\Delta)^{\alpha} u=f(u)+g,\…

We analyze the shape of radial second Dirichlet eigenfunctions of fractional Schr\"odinger type operators of the form $(-\Delta)^s +V$ in the unit ball $B$ in $\mathbb{R}^N$ with a nondecreasing radial potential $V$. Specifically, we show…

This paper deals with solutions of semilinear elliptic equations of the type \[ \left\{\begin{array}{ll} -\Delta u = f(|x|, u) \qquad & \text{ in } \Omega, \\ u= 0 & \text{ on } \partial \Omega, \end{array} \right. \] where $\Omega$ is a…

We study bifurcation from a branch of trivial solutions of semilinear elliptic Dirichlet boundary value problems on star-shaped domains, where the bifurcation parameter is introduced by shrinking the domain. In the proof of our main theorem…

We study the branch of semi-stable and unstable solutions (i.e., those whose Morse index is at most one) of the Dirichlet boundary value problem $-\Delta u=\frac{\lambda f(x)}{(1-u)^2}$ on a bounded domain $\Omega \subset \R^N$, which…

In this paper we consider the H\'enon problem in the ball with Dirichlet boundary conditions. We study the asymptotic profile of radial solutions and then deduce the exact computation of their Morse index when the exponent $p$ is close to…

We generalise the semi-Riemannian Morse index theorem to elliptic systems of partial differential equations on star-shaped domains. Moreover, we apply our theorem to bifurcation from a branch of trivial solutions of semilinear systems,…

This paper is concerned with the forward and inverse problems for the fractional semilinear elliptic equation $(-\Delta)^s u +a(x,u)=0$ for $0<s<1$. For the forward problem, we proved the problem is well-posed and has a unique solution for…

We investigate here the degenerate bi-harmonic equation: $$\Delta_{m}^2 u=f(x,u)\; \;\;\mbox{in} \O,\quad u = \Delta u = 0\quad \mbox{on }\; \p\Omega,$$ with $m\ge 2,$ and also the degenerate tri-harmonic equation: $$ -\Delta_{m}^3…