| Abstract: | We consider the problem of finding positive solutions of Δu+λu+uq=0 in a bounded, smooth domain Ω in  , under zero Dirichlet boundary conditions. Here q is a number close to the critical exponent 5 and 0<λ<λ1. We analyze the role of Green's function of Δ+λ in the presence of solutions exhibiting single and multiple bubbling behavior at one point of the domain when either q or λ are regarded as parameters. As a special case of our results, we find that if  , where λ∗ is the Brezis-Nirenberg number, i.e., the smallest value of λ for which least energy solutions for q=5 exist, then this problem is solvable if q>5 and q−5 is sufficiently small. |
