On the periodic and asymptotically periodic nonlinear Helmholtz equation

Abstract

In the first part of this paper, the existence of infinitely many $L^p$-standing wave solutions for the nonlinear Helmholtz equation $$ -\Delta u -\lambda u=Q(x)|u|^{p-2}u\quad\text{ in }\mathbb{R}^N $$ is proven for $N\geq 2$ and $\lambda>0$, under the assumption that $Q$ be a nonnegative, periodic and bounded function and the exponent $p$ lies in the Helmholtz subcritical range. In a second part, the existence of a nontrivial solution is shown in the case where the coefficient $Q$ is only asymptotically periodic.