Critical half-space problem in the complementary exponent range in dimension seven

Determine whether the critical half-space problem with boundary value $c=c_p$ admits bounded positive non-one-dimensional solutions, or is rigid with solution $w_0(x_N)$, for the complementary range of exponents in dimension $N=7$ where the sign condition used in the construction is not established as positive.

Background

For N=7N=7, the paper constructs bounded positive non-one-dimensional solutions whenever κ(p)>0\kappa(p)>0, and proves that this holds for all sufficiently large exponents, including every p≥2p\ge2 and some interval below $2$. It also proves that κ(p)<0\kappa(p)<0 for exponents sufficiently close to $1$.

The authors do not resolve the half-space problem in the complementary exponent range where their positive-coefficient construction does not apply. The unresolved issue is whether rigidity or nonuniqueness holds there.

References

Determining the exact transition, and the half-space problem in the complementary range of exponents in $N=7$, remain open.

— The critical boundary value for a nonlinear Schrödinger equation in a half-space: rigidity and dimensional transition  (2610.02790 - Le, 2 Oct 2026) in Section 1, immediately after Theorem 3 (critical nonuniqueness in dimension seven)