Radial and non-radial multiple solutions to a general mixed dispersion NLS equation

TL;DR

This paper investigates the existence of multiple solutions to a generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation with mixed dispersion, using variational methods, in different mass regimes and dimensions.

Contribution

It establishes the existence of infinitely many solutions for a broad class of nonlinearities in a mixed dispersion NLS equation across various dimensions and mass conditions.

Findings

Infinite solutions in positive mass regime for N≥2

Infinite solutions in zero mass regime for N≥3

Additional solutions when N=2 or N=4 under stronger assumptions

Abstract

We study the following nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with a forth order dispersion term \[ \Delta^2u-\beta\Delta u=g(u) \quad \text{in } \mathbb{R}^N \] in the positive and zero mass regimes: in the former, $N\geq 2$ and $\beta > -2\sqrt{m}$, where $m>0$ depends on $g$; in the latter, $N\geq 3$ and $\beta>0$. In either regimes, we find an infinite sequence of solutions under rather generic assumptions about $g$; if $N=2$ in the positive mass case, or $N=4$ in the zero mass case, we need to strengthen such assumptions. Our approach is variational.