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Symmetry and Qualitative \& Quantitative Stability for a Class of Overdetermined Problems in C-GNP Domains with Source Supported in the Core

Analysis of PDEs 2026-04-22 v2

Abstract

We introduce a unified geometric framework for domains satisfying a geometric normal property (C-GNP) relative to a strictly convex set CC. Under the fundamental assumption that the source ff is supported within the core CC, we establish the stability of superlevel sets for elliptic equations and prove a rigid symmetry result for a classical Serrin-type problem via a method that avoids moving planes, relying instead on geometric monotonicity and the Hopf boundary lemma. We then extend this analysis to a coupled biharmonic overdetermined problem P(κ)\mathrm{P}(\kappa) with source supported in the core. Using the compactness properties of the C-GNP class and the stability of thickness functions under Hausdorff convergence, we prove a qualitative stability theorem: if the overdetermined condition is approximately satisfied in L2L^2 norm, the domain converges in the Hausdorff sense to the unique ball solution. Furthermore, we establish a quantitative stability estimate: there exists a constant CC such that ρeρiCuvκL2(Ω)τN, \rho_e - \rho_i \le C \big\| |\nabla u| |\nabla v| - \kappa \big\|_{L^2(\partial \Omega)}^{\tau_N}, with τ2=1\tau_2 = 1, τ3\tau_3 arbitrarily close to 1, and τN=2/(N1)\tau_N = 2/(N-1) for N4N \ge 4 in the general case. For convex domains, we improve the exponent to τN=4/(N+1)\tau_N = 4/(N+1) via a weighted Reilly identity. The proof relies on Reilly-type integral identities adapted to the coupled system and Hardy-Poincar\'e inequalities tailored to the geometry.

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@article{arxiv.2603.30026,
  title  = {Symmetry and Qualitative \& Quantitative Stability for a Class of Overdetermined Problems in C-GNP Domains with Source Supported in the Core},
  author = {Mohammed Barkatou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.30026},
  year   = {2026}
}