Let N≥5, a>0, Ω be a smooth bounded domain in
RN, 2∗=N−22N, 2#=N−22(N−1) and
∣∣u∣∣2=∣∇u∣22+a∣u∣22. We prove there exists an α0>0
such that, for all u∈H1(Ω)∖{0}, 2N2S≤∣u∣2∗2∣∣u∣∣2(1+α0∣∣u∣∣⋅∣u∣2∗2∗/2∣u∣2#2#).
This inequality implies Cherrier’s inequality.