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Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^n$ be a Lipschitz domain. We prove that, $\Omega$ satisfies the following Serrin-type overdetermined system $$u \in W^{1,2}(\mathbb R^n), \quad u=0\ \text{ a.e. in }\mathbb R^n\setminus \Omega,\quad \Delta…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-13 Hongjie Dong , Yi Ru-Ya Zhang

We establish the existence of positive solutions to a general class of overdetermined semilinear elliptic boundary problems on suitable bounded open sets $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$. Specifically, for $n\leq 4$ and under mild technical…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-07-09 Alberto Enciso , Pablo Hidalgo-Palencia , Xavier Ros-Oton

We establish a rigidity theorem for annular sector-like domains in the setting of overdetermined elliptic problems on model Riemannian manifolds. Specifically, if such a domain admits a solution to the inhomogeneous Helmholtz equation…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-06-03 João Marcos do Ó , Jaqueline de Lima , Márcio Santos

We consider the solution of the torsion problem $-\Delta u=1$ in $\Omega$ and $u=0$ on $\partial \Omega$. Serrin's celebrated symmetry theorem states that, if the normal derivative $u_\nu$ is constant on $\partial \Omega$, then $\Omega$…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-01-20 Giulio Ciraolo , Rolando Magnanini

Let $f:[0,+\infty) \to \mathbb{R}$ be a (locally) Lipschitz function and $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ a $C^{1,\alpha}$ domain whose boundary is unbounded and connected. If there exists a positive bounded solution to the overdetermined…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-05-22 Antonio Ros , David Ruiz , Pieralberto Sicbaldi

We examine Serrin's classical overdetermined problem under a perturbation of the Neumann boundary condition. The solution of the problem for a constant Neumann boundary condition exists provided that the underlying domain is a ball. The…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-03-15 Alexandra Gilsbach , Michiaki Onodera

In this paper, we consider the Hessian equations in some exterior domain with prescribed asymptotic behavior at infinity and Dirichlet-Neumann conditions on its interior boundary. We obtain that there exists a unique bounded domain such…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-12-17 Bo Wang , Zhizhang Wang

We study Serrin's overdetermined boundary value problem \begin{equation*} -\Delta_{S^N}\, u=1 \quad \text{ in $\Omega$},\qquad u=0, \; \partial_\eta u=\textrm{const} \quad \text{on $\partial \Omega$} \end{equation*} in subdomains $\Omega$…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-11-10 Mouhamed Moustapha Fall , Ignace Aristide Minlend , Tobias Weth

We prove the existence of nontrivial unbounded domains $\O$ in the Euclidean space $\R^d$ for which the Dirichlet eigenvalue problem for the Laplacian on $\Omega$ admits sign-changing eigenfunctions with constant Neumann values on $\partial…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-07-18 Ignace Aristide Minlend

In this paper we construct nontrivial exterior domains $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N$, for all $N\geq 2$, such that the problem $$\left\{ {ll} -\Delta u +u -u^p=0,\ u >0 & \mbox{in }\; \Omega, {1mm] \ u= 0 & \mbox{on }\; \partial \Omega,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-09-14 Antonio Ros , David Ruiz , Pieralberto Sicbaldi

In this paper, we investigate an overdetermined boundary value problem of divergence type on bounded domains in Riemannian manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature. Using integral identities and the $P$-function method, we derive…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-07-25 Márcio Batista , Márcio Santos , Antônio da Silva , Joyce Sindeaux

We review the indefinite sublinear elliptic equation $-\Delta u=a(x)u^{q}$ in a smooth bounded domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{N}$, with Dirichlet or Neumann homogeneous boundary conditions. Here $0<q<1$ and $a$ is continuous and changes…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-01-22 Uriel Kaufmann , Humberto Ramos Quoirin , Kenichiro Umezu

We consider two eliiptic overdetermined boundary value problems. There are variants on J. Serrin's 1971 classical results and having the same conclusion that the domains should be forcibly Euclidean balls.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Tewodros Amdeberhan

In this paper, we prove that a domain which verifies some integral inequality is either (strictly) contained in the solution of some free boundary problem, or it coincides with an $N$-ball. We also present new overdetermined value problems…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-05-15 Mohammed Barkatou

In this paper, we study the Dirichlet problem for the implicit degen- erate nonlinear elliptic equation with variable exponent in a bounded domain. We obtain sufficient conditions for the existence of a solution with- out regularization and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-10-15 Ugur Sert , Kamal Soltanov

In this paper, we consider the following overdetermined eigenvalue problem on an unbounded domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{N+1}$ with $N\geq1$ \begin{equation} \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} -\Delta u=\lambda u\,\, &\text{in}\,\, \Omega,\\ u=0…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-24 Guowei Dai , Yingxin Sun , Yong Zhang

In this paper, we consider a parabolic counterpart of Serrin's overdetermined problem, in which the overdetermined condition (constant flux condition) is imposed only on a discrete infinite set of time values. We show that, under suitable…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-23 Lorenzo Cavallina , Andrea Pinamonti

In this paper, we mainly establish the existence of at least three non-trivial solutions for a class of nonhomogeneous quasilinear elliptic systems with Dirichlet boundary value or Neumann boundary value in a bounded domain…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-06-28 Xiaoli Yu , Xingyong Zhang

We consider a function U satisfying a degenerate elliptic equation on (0,+\infty)\times R^N with mixed Dirichlet-Neumann boundary conditions. The Neumann condition is prescribed on a bounded domain \Omega\subset R^N of class C^{1;1},…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-03-29 Alassane Niang

In this note we consider a semilinear elliptic equation in $B_R$ with the nonlinear boundary condition, where $B_R$ is a ball of radius $R$. Under certain conditions, we establish a sufficient condition on the non-existence of solutions…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-09-28 Chiun-Chang Lee