Lack of uniqueness for an elliptic equation with nonlinear and nonlocal drift posed on a torus

We study a nonlinear and nonlocal elliptic equation posed on the flat torus. While constant solutions always exist, we show that uniqueness fails in general. Using spectral analysis and the Crandall–Rabinowitz bifurcation theorem, we prove the existence of branches of non-constant periodic solutions bifurcating from constant states. This result is qualitative and non-constructive. Using a conceptually different argument, we construct explicit multiple solutions for a specific one–dimensional formulation of our target problem.

💡 Research Summary

The paper investigates the elliptic boundary‑value problem

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