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Convexity for a parabolic fully nonlinear free boundary problem with singular term

Analysis of PDEs 2024-02-06 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we study a parabolic free boundary problem in an exterior domain {F(D2u)tu=uaχ{u>0}in (RnK)×(0,),u=u0on {t=0},u=u=0on Ω(Rn×(0,)),u=1in K×[0,).\begin{cases} F(D^2u)-\partial_tu=u^a\chi_{\{u>0\}}&\text{in }(\mathbb R^n\setminus K)\times(0,\infty),\\ u=u_0&\text{on }\{t=0\},\\ |\nabla u|=u=0&\text{on }\partial\Omega\cap(\mathbb R^n\times(0,\infty)),\\ u=1&\text{in }K\times[0,\infty).\end{cases} Here, aa belongs to the interval (1,0)(-1,0), KK is a (given) convex compact set in Rn\mathbb R^n, Ω={u>0}K×(0,)\Omega=\{u>0\}\supset K\times(0,\infty) is an unknown set, and FF denotes a fully nonlinear operator. Assuming a suitable condition on the initial value u0u_0, we prove the existence of a nonnegative quasiconcave solution to the aforementioned problem, which exhibits monotone non-decreasing behavior over time.

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@article{arxiv.2402.02991,
  title  = {Convexity for a parabolic fully nonlinear free boundary problem with singular term},
  author = {Seongmin Jeon and Henrik Shahgholian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.02991},
  year   = {2024}
}

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24 pages

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