Nontrivial Solution for a Kirchhoff Type Problem with Zero Mass

Abstract

Consider the Kirchhoff type equation \begin{equation}\label{eq0.1}-\left(a+b\int_{\mathbb{R}^{N}}|\nabla u|^{2}\,dx\right) \Delta u=\left(\frac{1}{|x|^\mu}*F(u)\right)f(u)\ \ \mbox{in}\ \mathbb{R}^N, \ \  u\in D^{1,2}(\mathbb{R}^N), ~~~~~~(0.1)\end{equation}

where $a>0$, $b\geq0$, $0<\mu<\min\{N, 4\}$ with $N\geq 3$, $f: \mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ is a continuous function and $F(u)=\int_0^u f(t)\,dt$. Under some general assumptions on $f$, we establish the existence of a nontrivial spherically symmetric solution for problem (0.1). The proof is mainly based on mountain pass approach and a scaling technique introduced by Jeanjean.