Multiplicity and concentration results for a fractional Choquard equation via penalization method

Abstract

This paper is devoted to the study of the following fractional Choquard equation $$ \varepsilon^{2s}(-\Delta)^{s} u + V(x)u = \varepsilon^{\mu-N}\left(\frac{1}{|x|^{\mu}}*F(u)\right)f(u) \mbox{ in } \mathbb{R}^{N}, $$ where $\varepsilon>0$ is a parameter, $s\in (0, 1)$, $N>2s$, $(-\Delta)^{s}$ is the fractional Laplacian, $V$ is a positive continuous potential with local minimum, $0<\mu<2s$, and $f$ is a superlinear continuous function with subcritical growth. By using the penalization method and the Ljusternik-Schnirelmann theory, we investigate the multiplicity and concentration of positive solutions for the above problem.