Multiplicity and uniqueness for Lane-Emden equations and systems with Hardy potential and measure data

Let Ω be a C 2 bounded domain in R N ( N ≥ 3 ), δ ( x ) = dist ( x , ∂ Ω ) and C H ( Ω ) be the best constant in the Hardy inequality with respect to Ω. We investigate positive solutions to a boundary value problem for Lane-Emden equations with Hardy potential of the form − Δ u − μ δ 2 u = u p in Ω , u = ρ ν on ∂ Ω , ( P ρ ) where 0 < μ < C H ( Ω ) , ρ is a positive parameter, ν is a positive Radon measure on ∂Ω with norm 1 and 1 < p < N μ , with N μ being a critical exponent depending on N and μ . It is known from [22] that there exists a threshold value ρ ⁎ such that problem ( P ρ ) admits a positive solution if 0 < ρ ≤ ρ ⁎ , and no positive solution if ρ > ρ ⁎ . In this paper, we go further in the study of the solution set of ( P ρ ) . We show that the problem admits at least two positive solutions if 0 < ρ < ρ ⁎ and a unique positive solution if ρ = ρ ⁎ . We also prove the existence of at least two positive solutions for Lane-Emden systems { − Δ u − μ δ 2 u = v p in Ω , − Δ v − μ δ 2 v = u q in Ω , u = ρ ν , v = σ τ on ∂ Ω , under the smallness condition on the positive parameters ρ and σ .