Least energy solutions for indefinite biharmonic problems via modified Nehari–Pankov manifold

Abstract

In this paper, by using a modified Nehari–Pankov manifold, we prove the existence and the asymptotic behavior of least energy solutions for the following indefinite biharmonic equation: [Formula: see text] where [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] is a parameter, [Formula: see text] is a nonnegative potential function with nonempty zero set [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] is a positive function such that the operator [Formula: see text] is indefinite and non-degenerate for [Formula: see text] large. We show that both in subcritical and critical cases, equation [Formula: see text] admits a least energy solution which for [Formula: see text] large localized near the zero set [Formula: see text].