文摘
We study the positive solution \({u(r,\rho)}\) of the quasilinear elliptic equation $$\begin{cases}r^{-(\gamma-1)}(r^{\alpha}|u^{\prime}|^{\beta-1}u^{\prime})^{\prime}+|u|^{p-1}u=0, & 0 < r < \infty,\\ u(0) = \rho > 0,\ u^{\prime}(0)=0.\end{cases}$$This class of differential operators includes the usual Laplace, m-Laplace, and k-Hessian operators in the space of radial functions. The equation has a singular positive solution u *(r) under certain conditions on \({\alpha}\), \({\beta}\), \({\gamma}\), and p. A generalized Joseph–Lundgren exponent, which we denote by \({p^*_{JL}}\), is obtained. We study the intersection numbers between \({u(r,\rho)}\) and u *(r) and between \({u(r,\rho_0)}\) and \({u(r,\rho_1)}\), and see that \({p^*_{JL}}\) plays an important role. We also determine the bifurcation diagram of the problem $$\begin{cases}r^{-(\gamma-1)}(r^{\alpha}|u^{\prime}|^{\beta-1}u^{\prime})^{\prime} + \lambda(u+1)^p=0, & 0 < r < 1,\\ u(r) > 0, & 0 \le r < 1,\\ u^{\prime}(0)=0,\ u(1)=0.\end{cases}$$The main technique used in the proofs is a phase plane analysis. Mathematics Subject Classification 35B05 35B32 35C10 70K05 Keywords Quasilinear elliptic equation Radial solutions Singular solutions Intersection number This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 24740100.