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Consider the Hénon equation with the homogeneous Neumann boundary condition − Δ u + u = | x | α u p , u > 0 in Ω , ∂ u ∂ ν = 0 on ∂ Ω , where Ω ⊂ B ( 0 , 1 ) ⊂ R N , N ≥ 2 and ∂ Ω ∩ ∂ B ( 0 , 1 ) ≠ ∅ . We are concerned on the asymptotic behavior of ground state solutions as the parameter α → ∞ . As α → ∞ , the non-autonomous term | x | α is getting singular near | x | = 1 . The singular behavior of | x | α for large α > 0 forces the solution to blow up. Depending subtly on the ( N − 1 ) − dimensional measure | ∂ Ω ∩ ∂ B ( 0 , 1 ) | N − 1 and the nonlinear growth rate p , there are many different types of limiting profiles. To catch the asymptotic profiles, we take different types of renormalization depending on p and | ∂ Ω ∩ ∂ B ( 0 , 1 ) | N − 1 . In particular, the critical exponent 2 ⁎ = 2 ( N − 1 ) N − 2 for the Sobolev trace embedding plays a crucial role in the renormalization process. This is quite contrasted with the case of Dirichlet problems, where there is only one type of limiting profile for any p ∈ ( 1 , 2 ⁎ − 1 ) and a smooth domain Ω. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: This paper is concerned with analyzing the limiting behavior of the least energy solutions for the Hénon equation. We study the problems in bounded domains with smooth or non–smooth boundaries, and in particular we examine the effect of the boundary on the limiting profile of the solutions. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]