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Existence and uniqueness of the singular self-similar solutions of the fast diffusion equation and logarithmic diffusion equation

Analysis of PDEs 2025-01-03 v4

Abstract

Let n3n\ge 3, 0<m<n2n0<m<\frac{n-2}{n}, ρ1>0\rho_1>0, η>0\eta>0, β>mρ1n2nm\beta>\frac{m\rho_1}{n-2-nm}, α=αm=2β+ρ11m\alpha=\alpha_m=\frac{2\beta+\rho_1}{1-m}, β0>0\beta_0>0 and α0=2β0+1\alpha_0=2\beta_0+1. We use fixed point argument to give a new proof for the existence and uniqueness of radially symmetric singular solution f=f(m)f=f^{(m)} of the elliptic equation Δ(fm/m)+αf+βxf=0\Delta (f^m/m)+\alpha f+\beta x\cdot\nabla f=0, f>0f>0, in Rn{0}\mathbb{R}^n\setminus\{0\}, satisfying limx0xα/βf(x)=η\displaystyle\lim_{|x|\to 0}|x|^{\alpha/\beta}f(x)=\eta. We also prove the existence and uniqueness of radially symmetric singular solution gg of the equation Δlogg+α0g+β0xg=0\Delta\log g+\alpha_0 g+\beta_0x\cdot\nabla g=0, g>0g>0, in Rn{0}\mathbb{R}^n\setminus\{0\}, satisfying limx0xα0/β0g(x)=η\displaystyle\lim_{|x|\to 0}|x|^{\alpha_0/\beta_0}g(x)=\eta. Such equations arises from the study of backward singular self-similar solution of the fast diffusion equation ut=Δumu_t=\Delta u^m and the logarithmic diffusion equation ut=Δloguu_t=\Delta\log u respectively. We will also prove the asymptotic decay rate of the function ff as x|x|\to\infty.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2308.10221,
  title  = {Existence and uniqueness of the singular self-similar solutions of the fast diffusion equation and logarithmic diffusion equation},
  author = {Kin Ming Hui},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.10221},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

35 pages, introduction rewritten and Theorem 1.1 and Theorem 1.2 combined into Theorem 1.1, Theorem 1.3 and Theorem 1.4 combined into Theorem 1.2