Fundamental solutions and Liouville type theorems for nonlinear integral operators

Abstract

In this article we study basic properties for a class of nonlinear integral operators related to their fundamental solutions. Our goal is to establish Liouville type theorems: non-existence theorems for positive entire solutions for Iu 0 and for Iu + up 0, p >1. We prove the existence of fundamental solutions and use them, via comparison principle, to prove the theorems for entire solutions. The non-local nature of the operators poses various difficulties in the use of comparison techniques, since usual values of the functions at the boundary of the domain are replaced here by values in the complement of the domain. In particular, we are not able to prove the Hadamard Three Spheres Theorem, but we still obtain some of its consequences that are sufficient for the arguments.