Fractional double-phase patterns: concentration and multiplicity of solutions

Abstract

We consider the following class of fractional problems with unbalanced growth:{(−Δ)psu+(−Δ)qsu+V(εx)(|u|p−2u+|u|q−2u)=f(u)in RN,u∈Ws,p(RN)∩Ws,q(RN),u>0in RN, where ε>0 is a small parameter, s∈(0,1), 2≤p<q<Ns, (−Δ)ts (with t∈{p,q}) is the fractional t-Laplacian operator, V:RN→R is a continuous potential satisfying local conditions, and f:R→R is a continuous nonlinearity with subcritical growth. Applying suitable variational and topological arguments, we obtain multiple positive solutions for ε>0 sufficiently small as well as related concentration properties, in relationship with the set where the potential V attains its minimum.