Fractional Schr\"odinger systems coupled by Hardy-Sobolev critical terms

Abstract

In this work we analyze a class of nonlinear fractional elliptic systems involving Hardy--type potentials and coupled by critical Hardy-Sobolev--type nonlinearities in $\mathbb{R}^N$. Due to the lack of compactness at the critical exponent the variational approach requires a careful analysis of the Palais-Smale sequences. In order to overcome this loss of compactness, by means of a concentration--compactness argument the compactness of PS sequences is derived. This, combined with a energy characterization of the semi-trivial solutions, allow us to conclude the existence of positive ground and bound state solutions en terms of coupling parameter $\nu>0$ and the involved exponents $\alpha,\beta$.