Opuscula Math. 46, no. 3 (2026), 405-434
https://doi.org/10.7494/OpMath.202603311
Opuscula Mathematica
Normalized ground states for a p-Laplacian system in the mass super-critical case
Abstract. In this paper, we study the existence of positive normalized solutions to the following \(p\)-Laplacian system: \[\begin{cases} -\Delta_p u+\lambda_1u^{p-1}=\mu_1u^{m_1-1}+\beta r_1u^{r_1-1}v^{r_2}&\text{in }\mathbb{R}^N,\\ -\Delta_p v+\lambda_2v^{p-1}=\mu_2v^{m_2-1}+\beta r_2u^{r_1}v^{r_2-1}&\text{in }\mathbb{R}^N,\\ \int_{\mathbb{R}^N}|u|^p=a, \quad \int_{\mathbb{R}^N}|v|^p=b,\end{cases}\] where \(1\lt p\lt N\), \(\mu_1,\mu_2,\beta,a,b\gt 0\) are prescribed, \(\lambda_1,\lambda_2 \in \mathbb{R}\) are known as the Lagrange multiplier, \(\Delta_p u= \mathrm{div} (|\nabla u|^{p-2} \nabla u)\) denotes the \(p\)-Laplacian operator. We prove the existence of positive solutions for the coupled purely mass super-critical case (i.e., \(\frac{p^2}{N}+p\lt m_1,m_2,r_1 + r_2\lt p^*\)) by a minimization argument based on a closed ball and the Pohozaev constraint.
Keywords: \(p\)-Laplacian system, positive normalized solution, coupled purely mass super-critical case.
Mathematics Subject Classification: 35J47, 35J62.
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- Yuhang Tao
- Chongqing Jiaotong University, College of Mathematics and Statistics, Xuefu, Nan'an, 400074, Chongqing, P.R. China
- Jianjun Zhang (corresponding author)
- Key Laboratory of Complex Systems Optimization and Intelligent Control of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, P.R. China
- Chongqing Jiaotong University, College of Mathematics and Statistics, Xuefu, Nan'an, 400074, Chongqing, P.R. China
- Communicated by Daniele Cassani.
- Received: 2026-01-27.
- Revised: 2026-03-25.
- Accepted: 2026-03-31.
- Published online: 2026-06-15.

