Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, Vol. 2004(2004), No. 86, pp. 1-10. Title: Entire solutions of semilinear elliptic equations Authors: Alexander Gladkov (Vitebsk State Univ., Belarus) Nickolai Slepchenkov (Vitebsk State Univ., Belarus) Abstract: We consider existence of entire solutions of a semilinear elliptic equation $\Delta u= k(x) f(u)$ for $x \in \mathbb{R}^n$, $n\ge3$. Conditions of the existence of entire solutions have been obtained by different authors. We prove a certain optimality of these results and new sufficient conditions for the nonexistence of entire solutions. Submitted November 3, 2003. Published June 23, 2004. Math Subject Classifications: 35J60. Key Words: Semilinear elliptic equation; entire solutions; nonexistence.