The Pohozaev identity for the fractional Laplacian

In this paper we prove the Pohozaev identity for the semilinear Dirichlet problem (-Delta)(s) u = f(u) in Omega, u equivalent to 0 in R-n\Omega. Here, s is an element of (0, 1), (-Delta)(s) is the fractional Laplacian in R-n, and Omega is a bounded C-1,C-1 domain. To establish the identity we use, a...

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Autores: Ros Oton, Xavier|||0000-0003-1046-168X, Serra Montolí, Joaquim
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/23348
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/23348
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00205-014-0740-2
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pohozaev identity
Laplace operator
Dirichlet problem
Regularity
Equations
Boundary
Laplacià
Dirichlet, Problema de
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística
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Sumario:In this paper we prove the Pohozaev identity for the semilinear Dirichlet problem (-Delta)(s) u = f(u) in Omega, u equivalent to 0 in R-n\Omega. Here, s is an element of (0, 1), (-Delta)(s) is the fractional Laplacian in R-n, and Omega is a bounded C-1,C-1 domain. To establish the identity we use, among other things, that if u is a bounded solution then u/delta(s)vertical bar(Omega) is C-alpha up to the boundary partial derivative Omega, where delta(x) = dist(x, partial derivative Omega). In the fractional Pohozaev identity, the function u/delta(s)vertical bar(partial derivative Omega) plays the role that partial derivative u/partial derivative nu plays in the classical one. Surprisingly, from a nonlocal problem we obtain an identity with a boundary term (an integral over partial derivative Omega) which is completely local. As an application of our identity, we deduce the nonexistence of nontrivial solutions in star-shaped domains for supercritical nonlinearities.