In this paper, we are concerned with the existence of ground state solution for the following fractional differential equations with tempered fractional derivative:
{arrayD−α,λ(D+α,λu(t))=f(t,u(t)),t∈Rarrayu∈Wα,2(R),
where α∈(1/2,1), λ>0,
double-struckD±α,λu are the left and right tempered fractional derivatives,
Wα,2(double-struckR) is the fractional Sobolev spaces, and
f∈C(double-struckR×double-struckR,double-struckR). Assuming that f satisfies the Ambrosetti–Rabinowitz condition and another suitable conditions, by using mountain pass theorem and minimization argument over Nehari manifold, we show that (FD) has a ground state solution. Furthermore, we show that this solution is a radially symmetric solution. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.