On a singular semilinear elliptic boundary value problem and the boundary Harnack principle
Probability
2016-09-07 v1 Analysis of PDEs
Abstract
We consider the singular boundary-value problem \Delta u = f(u) in D; u|_dD= phi, where 1. D is a bounded C^2-domain of R^d, d >= 3 2. f: (0,1) -> (0,1) is a locally H\"older continuous function such that f(u) -> 1 as u -> 0 at the rate u^{-\alpha}, for some \alpha in (0,1), 3. and phi is a positive continuous function satisfying certain growth assumptions. We show existence of solutions bounded below by a positive harmonic function, which are smooth in D and continuous in D-bar. Such solutions are shown to satisfy a boundary Harnack principle. Probabilistic techniques are used in proving the main results.
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@article{arxiv.math/9906213,
title = {On a singular semilinear elliptic boundary value problem and the boundary Harnack principle},
author = {Siva Athreya},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9906213},
year = {2016}
}