preprint

Inserted: 18 oct 2026

Year: 2019

Abstract:

Let us consider the following minimum problem \[ λ_α(p,r)= \min_{\substack{u\in W_{0}^{1,p}(-1,1)\\ u\not\equiv0}}\dfrac{\displaystyle\int_{-1}^{1}
u'
^{p}dx+α\left
\int_{-1}^{1}
u
^{r-1}u\, dx\right
^{\frac pr}}{\displaystyle\int_{-1}^{1}
u
^{p}dx}, \] where $α\in\mathbb R$, $p\ge 2$ and $\frac p2 \le r \le p$. We show that there exists a critical value $α_C=α_C (p,r)$ such that the minimizers have constant sign up to $α=α_{C}$ and then they are odd when $α>α_{C}$.