# American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

June  2019, 39(6): 3365-3398. doi: 10.3934/dcds.2019139

## Multiplicity and concentration of solutions for Choquard equation via Nehari method and pseudo-index theory

 School of Mathematical Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China

* Corresponding author: Zhongwei Tang

Received  August 2018 Published  February 2019

Fund Project: This work is supported by NSFC (11571040, 11671331).

This paper concerns the following nonlinear Choquard equation:
 $$$-\varepsilon^{2}\Delta w+V(x)w = \varepsilon^{-\theta}W(x)(I_\theta*(W|w|^p))|w|^{p-2}w,\quad x\in\mathbb{R}^N, ~~~~~~~~~~~~(*)$$$
where
 $\varepsilon>0,\ N>2,\ I_\theta$
is the Riesz potential with order
 $\theta\in(0,N),\ p\in\big[2,\frac{N+\theta}{N-2}\big),\ \min V>0$
and
 $\inf W>0$
. Under proper assumptions, we explore the existence, concentration, convergence and decay estimate of semiclassical solutions for
 $(\ast)$
. The multiplicity of solutions is established via pseudo-index theory. The existence of sign-changing solutions is achieved by minimizing the energy on Nehari nodal set.
Citation: Min Liu, Zhongwei Tang. Multiplicity and concentration of solutions for Choquard equation via Nehari method and pseudo-index theory. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2019, 39 (6) : 3365-3398. doi: 10.3934/dcds.2019139
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