A Global multiplicity result for a very singular critical nonlocal equation

Abstract

In this article, we show the global multiplicity result for the following nonlocal singular problem \begin{equation*} (P_\la):\;\quad (-\De)^s u = u^{-q} + \la u^{{2^*_s}-1}, \quad u>0 \; \text{in}\; \Om,\quad u = 0 \; \mbox{in}\; \mb R^n \setminus\Om, \end{equation*} where $\Om$ is a bounded domain in $\mb{R}^n$ with smooth boundary $\partial \Om$, $n > 2s,\; s \in (0,1),\; \la >0,\; q>0$ satisfies $q(2s-1)<(2s+1)$ and $2^*_s=\frac{2n}{n-2s}$. Employing the variational method, we show the existence of at least two distinct weak positive solutions for $(P_\la)$ in $X_0$ when $\la \in (0,\La)$ and no solution when $\la>\La$, where $\La>0$ is appropriately chosen. We also prove a result of independent interest that any weak solution to $(P_\lambda)$ is in $C^\alpha(\R^n)$ with $\alpha=\alpha(s,q)\in (0,1)$. The asymptotic behaviour of weak solutions reveals that this result is sharp.