Electron. J. Differential Equations, Vol. 2026 (2026), No. 08, pp. 1-18.

On nodal ground states for Schrodinger systems

Anna Lisa Amadori

Abstract:
In this article we characterize the least energy nodal and semi-nodal solutions to some Schrodinger system as the minimum on constrained Nehari sets of codimension 4 and 3, respectively; thus allowing to compute their Morse index and the exact number of nodal domains. Next the focus is on the symmetry properties of the sign-changing solutions. We show that, even though the domain is a ball, ground states are not radial, and produce other non-radial solutions with the given symmetry.

Submitted December 28, 2025. Published January 28, 2026.
Math Subject Classifications: 35J50, 35B05.
Key Words: Coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equation; nodal and seminodal solution; least energy solution; simmetry breaking
DOI: 10.58997/ejde.2026.08

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Anna Lisa Amadori
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie
Universitá di Napoli "Parthenope''
Centro Direzionale di Napoli
Isola C4, 80143 Napoli, Italy
email: annalisa.amadori@uniparthenope.it

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