On least Energy Solutions to A Semilinear Elliptic Equation in A Strip

We consider the following semilinear elliptic equation on a strip: $\left\{{array}{l} Δu-u + u^p=0 \ {in} \ \R^{N-1} \times (0, L), u>0, \frac{\partial u}{\partial ν}=0 \ {on} \ \partial (\R^{N-1} \times (0, L)) {array} \right.$ where $1< p\leq \frac{N+2}{N-2}$. When $1<p <\frac{N+2}{N-2}$, it is shown that there exists a unique $L_{*} >0$ such that for $L \leq L_{*}$, the least energy solution is trivial, i.e., doesn't depend on $x_N$, and for $L >L_{*}$, the least energy solution is nontrivial. When $N \geq 4, p=\frac{N+2}{N-2}$, it is shown that there are two numbers $L_{*}<L_{**}$ such that the least energy solution is trivial when $L \leq L_{*}$, the least energy solution is nontrivial when $L \in (L_{*}, L_{**}]$, and the least energy solution does not exist when $L >L_{**}$. A connection with Delaunay surfaces in CMC theory is also made.

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