Nonlinear eigenvalue problems for a class of quasilinear operator on complete Riemannian manifolds

Abstract

In this manuscript, we study the nonlinear eigenvalue problem on complete Riemannian manifolds with Ricci curvature bounded from below, to find the unknowns $λ$ and $u$, such that $$ Qu + λf(u) = 0 $$ where $λ$ is an eigenvalue of $u$, with respect to the quasilinear operator $Qu = \operatorname{div} (\mathcal{F}(u^2, |\nabla u|^2)\nabla u)$ and nonlinar function $f(\cdot)\neq 0$. We generalize the Cheng--Yau gradient estimate in \cite{shen2025feasibilitynashmoseriterationchengyautype} and demonstrate that under certain conditions, a non-zero eigenvalue gives rise to unbounded eigenfunction $u$. Our new result also covers more quasilinear equations like $p$-porous medium equation (\textit{i.e.} $Δ_p u^q = λu^r$), and generally, $Δ_{p}\left(\sum_{i=1}^{m}a_iu^{q_i}\right)+λu^r = 0$.