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On a conformally invariant elliptic equation onR n

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Forn≧3, the equation Δu+|u|4/(n−2) u=0 on ℝn has infinitely many distinct solutions with finite energy and which change sign.

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Communicated by C. H. Taubes

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Weiyue, D. On a conformally invariant elliptic equation onR n . Commun.Math. Phys. 107, 331–335 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01209398

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