We study positive solutions
of an equation with singular nonlinearities. The equation arises in the study of
equilibrium states of thin films. Under weak assumptions on the nonlinearity, we
show that for N ≥ 3 there exists a family of radial solutions {uα}α>0 with uα(0) = α
and each of them is oscillatory in (0,∞). We obtain then a singular radial solution in
(0,∞) by taking the limit α → 0. Meanwhile, using the solutions obtained in (0,∞),
we show some existence results for the corresponding Neumann eigenvalue problem
on a ball.
Keywords
elliptic equation with singular nonlinearity, rupture
solutions, oscillation