On an n-dimensional fourth-order system under a parametric condition

Abstract

We establish the existence of positive solutions for a system of coupled fourth-order partial differential equations on a bounded domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$\begin{align*} \left\{\begin{array}{l} \Delta^2u_1 +\beta_1 \Delta u_1-\alpha_1 u_1=f_1({ x},u_1,u_2),\\\Delta^2 u_2+\beta_2\Delta u_2-\alpha_2 u_2=f_2({ x},u_1,u_2), \end{array} \quad \quad x\in\Omega, \right. \end{align*}subject to homogeneous Navier boundary conditions, where the functions $f_1,f_2 : \Omega\times [0,\infty)\times [0,\infty) \rightarrow [0,\infty)$ are continuous, and $\alpha_1,\alpha_2,\beta_1$ and $\beta_2$ are real parameters satisfying certain constraints related to the eigenvalues of the associated Laplace operator.