Semilinear elliptic equations with Hardy potential and gradient nonlinearity

Let $Ω\subset {\mathbb R}^N$ ($N \geq 3$) be a $C^2$ bounded domain and $δ$ be the distance to $\partial Ω$. We study positive solutions of equation (E) $-L_μu+ g(|\nabla u|) = 0$ in $Ω$ where $L_μ=Δ+ \fracμ{δ^2} $, $μ\in (0,\frac{1}{4}]$ and $g$ is a continuous, nondecreasing function on ${\mathbb R}_+$. We prove that if $g$ satisfies a singular integral condition then there exists a unique solution of (E) with a prescribed boundary datum $ν$. When $g(t)=t^q$ with $q \in (1,2)$, we show that equation (E) admits a critical exponent $q_μ$ (depending only on $N$ and $μ$). In the subcritical case, namely $1<q<q_μ$, we establish some a priori estimates and provide a description of solutions with an isolated singularity on $\partial Ω$. In the supercritical case, i.e. $q_μ\leq q<2$, we demonstrate a removability result in terms of Bessel capacities.