Multiplicity of solutions for mixed local-nonlocal elliptic equations with singular nonlinearity

TL;DR

This paper proves the existence of multiple solutions for a mixed local-nonlocal elliptic equation with singular nonlinearity, extending previous results and analyzing solution multiplicity under various conditions.

Contribution

It establishes new multiplicity results for solutions of mixed local-nonlocal elliptic equations with singular terms, including for small parameters and specific domain convexity assumptions.

Findings

At least two weak solutions exist for certain parameter ranges.

Solutions are positive under specified conditions.

Results extend previous work to new parameter regimes.

Abstract

We will prove multiplicity results for the mixed local-nonlocal elliptic equation of the form \begin{eqnarray} \begin{split} -\Delta_pu+(-\Delta)_p^s u&=\frac{\lambda}{u^{\gamma}}+u^r \text { in } \Omega, \\u&>0 \text{ in } \Omega,\\u&=0 \text { in }\mathbb{R}^n \backslash \Omega; \end{split} \end{eqnarray} where \begin{equation*} (-\Delta )_p^s u(x)= c_{n,s}\operatorname{P.V.}\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}\frac{|u(x)-u(y)|^{p-2}(u(x)-u(y))}{|x-y|^{n+sp}} d y, \end{equation*} and $-\Delta_p$ is the usual $p$-Laplace operator. Under the assumptions that $\Omega$ is a bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^{n}$ with regular enough boundary, $p>1$, $n> p$, $s\in(0,1)$, $\lambda>0$ and $r\in(p-1,p^*-1)$ where $p^*$ is the critical Sobolev exponent, we will show there exist at least two weak solutions to our problem for $0<\gamma<1$ and some certain values of $\lambda$. Further, for every $\gamma>0$, assuming strict convexity of $\Omega$, for $p=2$ and $s\in(0,1/2)$, we will show the existence of at least two positive weak solutions to the problem, for small values of $\lambda$, extending the result of \cite{garaingeometric}. Here $c_{n,s}$ is a suitable normalization constant, and $\operatorname{P.V.}$ stands for Cauchy Principal Value.