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We consider semilinear partial differential equations in ℝn of the form
where k and m are given positive integers. Relevant examples are semilinear Schrödinger equations
, where the potential V(x) is given by an elliptic polynomial. We propose techniques, based on anisotropic generalizations of the global ellipticity condition of M. Shubin and multiparameter Picard type schemes in spaces of entire functions, which lead to new results for entire extensions and asymptotic behaviour of the solutions. Namely, we study solutions (eigenfunctions and homoclinics) in the framework of the Gel’fand-Shilov spaces S µ ν (ℝn). Critical thresholds are identified for the indices µ and ν, corresponding to analytic regularity and asymptotic decay, respectively. In the one-dimensional case −u″ + V(x)u = F(u), our results for linear equations link up with those given by the classical asymptotic theory and by the theory of ODE in the complex domain, whereas for homoclinics, new phenomena concerning analytic extensions are described.
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Cappiello, M., Gramchev, T. & Rodino, L. Entire extensions and exponential decay for semilinear elliptic equations. JAMA 111, 339–367 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11854-010-0021-4
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