Pucci–Serrin conjecture for radial solutions of polyharmonic equations

Let BB be the unit ball of Rn\mathbb{R}^n, and let kNk\in\mathbb{N} satisfy n>2k2n>2k\geq 2. Consider λR\lambda\in\mathbb{R} and uC2k(B)u\in C^{2k}(\overline{B}) solving

{Δkuλu=u22u in Bu=νu=...=νk1u=0 on B,\left\{\begin{array}{cc} \Delta^k u-\lambda u=|u|^{2^\star-2}u&\text{ in }B\\ u=\partial_\nu u=...=\partial_{\nu}^{k-1}u=0&\text{ on }\partial B, \end{array}\right.

where 2:=2nn2k2^\star:=\frac{2n}{n-2k}. Pucci–Serrin conjecture. If 2k<n<4k2k<n<4k, then there exists λ0(n,k)>0\lambda_0(n,k)>0 such that for every 0<λ<λ0(n,k)0<\lambda<\lambda_0(n,k), every radial solution is identically zero. The paper's abstract says that this conjecture is proved under a uniform bound on the energy, while the supplied context does not establish whether the full conjecture is resolved; this status should therefore be checked against the paper's results.

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Frédéric Robert, “Critical dimensions for polyharmonic operators: The Pucci-Serrin conjecture for solutions of bounded energy”, arXiv:2407.14893 (2025).

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