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Nontrivial solutions to the relative overdetermined torsion problem in a cylinder

Analysis of PDEs 2024-04-16 v1

Abstract

Given a bounded regular domain ωRN1\omega \subset \mathbb{R}^{N-1} and the half-cylinder Σ=ω×(0,+)\Sigma = \omega \times (0,+\infty), we consider the relative overdetermined torsion problem in Σ\Sigma, i.e. \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} \Delta {u}+1=0 &\mbox{in $\Omega$},\newline \partial_\eta u = 0 &\mbox{on $\widetilde \Gamma_\Omega$},\newline u=0 &\mbox{on $\Gamma_\Omega$},\newline \partial_{\nu}u =c &\mbox{on $\Gamma_\Omega$}. \end{array} \right. where ΩΣ\Omega \subset \Sigma, ΓΩ=ΩΣ\Gamma_\Omega = \partial \Omega \cap \Sigma, Γ~Ω=ΩΓΩ\widetilde \Gamma_\Omega = \partial \Omega \setminus \Gamma_\Omega, ν\nu is the outer unit normal vector on ΓΩ\Gamma_\Omega and η\eta is the outer unit normal vector on Γ~Ω\widetilde \Gamma_\Omega. We build nontrivial solutions to this problem in domains Ω\Omega that are the hypograph of certain nonconstant functions v:ω(0,+)v : \overline{\omega} \to (0, + \infty). Such solutions can be reflected with respect to ω\omega, giving nontrivial solutions to the relative overdetermined torsion problem in a cylinder. The proof uses a local bifurcation argument which, quite remarkably, works for any generic base ω\omega.

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@article{arxiv.2404.09272,
  title  = {Nontrivial solutions to the relative overdetermined torsion problem in a cylinder},
  author = {Filomena Pacella and David Ruiz and Pieralberto Sicbaldi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.09272},
  year   = {2024}
}

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