# American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

March  2012, 11(2): 587-626. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2012.11.587

## The non-linear Schrödinger equation with non-periodic potential: infinite-bump solutions and non-degeneracy

 1 University Science Institute, University of Iceland, Dunhaga 3, 107--Reykjavik, Iceland 2 Reykjavik Junior College, Lækjargata 7, 101--Reykjavik, Iceland

Received  September 2010 Revised  January 2011 Published  October 2011

The equation $-\varepsilon^2 \Delta u+F(V(x),u)=0$ is considered in $R^n$. It is assumed that $V$ possesses a set of critical points $B$ for which the values of $V$ and $D^2V$ satisfy certain compactness and uniformity properties. Under appropriate conditions on $F$ the problem is shown to possess for each $b\in B$ and small $\varepsilon>0$ a solution that concentrates at $b$ and has detailed uniformity and decay properties. This enables the construction of solutions that concentrate at arbitrary subsets of $B$ as $\varepsilon\to 0$. Examples are given in which $B$ is infinite and $V$ non-periodic.
Citation: Robert Magnus, Olivier Moschetta. The non-linear Schrödinger equation with non-periodic potential: infinite-bump solutions and non-degeneracy. Communications on Pure & Applied Analysis, 2012, 11 (2) : 587-626. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2012.11.587
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