A one-dimensional symmetry result for a class of nonlocal semilinear equations in the plane

Abstract

We consider entire solutions to $\mathcal{L}u=f(u)$ in ${\mathbb{R}}^2$, where $\mathcal{L}$ is a nonlocal operator with translation invariant, even and compactly supported kernel $K$. Under different assumptions on the operator $\mathcal{L}$, we show that monotone solutions are necessarily one-dimensional. The proof is based on a Liouville type approach. A variational characterization of the stability notion is also given, extending our results in some cases to stable solutions.