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We prove the existence of two smooth families of unbounded domains in $\mathbb{R}^{N+1}$ with $N\geq1$ such that \begin{equation} -\Delta u=\lambda u\,\, \text{in}\,\,\Omega, \,\, u=0,\,\,\partial_\nu…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-11-13 Guowei Dai , Yong Zhang

We study necessary conditions on the geometry and the topology of domains in $\mathbb{R}^2$ that support a positive solution to a classical overdetermined elliptic problem. The ideas and tools we use come from constant mean curvature…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-10-15 Antonio Ros , Pieralberto Sicbaldi

We show that all smooth ring domains $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^2$ that admit a solution to Serrin's classical problem $\Delta u+2=0$ with locally constant overdetermined boundary conditions along $\partial \Omega$ can be described as…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-01-15 Alberto Cerezo , Isabel Fernandez , Pablo Mira

In this note we construct smooth bounded domains $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^2$, other than disks, for which the overdetermined problem $$ \left\{ \begin{alignedat}{2} \Delta u + \lambda u &= 0 &\qquad& \text{ in } \Omega, \newline u &= b…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-09-03 Miles H. Wheeler

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

Let $(\mathcal{M},g)$ be a compact Riemannian manifold of dimension $N$, $N\geq 2$. In this paper, we prove that there exists a family of domains $(\Omega_\varepsilon)_{\varepsilon\in(0,\varepsilon_0)}$ and functions $u_\varepsilon$ such…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-06-03 Mouhamed Moustapha Fall , Ignace Aristide Minlend

In this paper, we prove the existence of nontrivial unbounded domains $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1},n\geq1$, bifurcating from the straight cylinder $B\times\mathbb{R}$ (where $B$ is the unit ball of $\mathbb{R}^n$), such that the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-07-26 D. Ruiz , P. Sicbaldi , J. Wu

Let $N\geq 1$ and $s\in (0,1)$. In the present work we characterize bounded open sets $\Omega$ with $ C^2$ boundary (\textit{not necessarily connected}) for which the following overdetermined problem \begin{equation*} ( -\Delta)^s u = f(u)…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-06-23 Mouhamed Moustapha Fall , Sven Jarohs

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

In this paper we are concerned with the problem of finding hypersurfaces of constant curvature and prescribed boundary in the Euclidean space, using the theory of fully nonlinear elliptic equations. We prove that if the given data admits a…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2017-06-02 Flávio F. Cruz

Serrin's symmetry theorem shows that the classical overdetermined torsion problem forces the domain to be a ball. Extending this rigidity statement to merely Lipschitz (and more generally rough) domains in the weak formulation has been a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-09 Alessio Figalli , Yi Ru-Ya Zhang

In this paper, we first prove a rigidity result for a Serrin-type partially overdetermined problem in the half-space, which gives a characterization of capillary spherical caps by the overdetermined problem. In the second part, we prove…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-05-09 Xiaohan Jia , Zheng Lu , Chao Xia , Xuwen Zhang

We consider overdetermined problems of Serrin's type in convex cones for (possibly) degenerate operators in the Euclidean space as well as for a suitable generalization to space forms. We prove rigidity results by showing that the existence…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-06-28 Giulio Ciraolo , Alberto Roncoroni

We construct nontrivial smooth bounded domains $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ of the form $\Omega_0 \setminus \overline{\Omega}_1$, bifurcating from annuli, for which there exists a positive solution to the overdetermined boundary value…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-03-06 Nikola Kamburov , Luciano Sciaraffia

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

We study an overdetermined elliptic free boundary problem for exterior domains in $\mathbb{R}^N$, $N \ge 2$, introduced by F. Morabito [Comm. PDE 46 (2021), 1137-1161]. The overdetermining condition prescribes the Neumann data as a multiple…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-09 Lukas Niebel

In a bounded domain $\Omega$, we consider a positive solution of the problem $\Delta u+f(u)=0$ in $\Omega$, $u=0$ on $\partial\Omega$, where $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ is a locally Lipschitz continuous function. Under sufficient conditions…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-06-22 Giulio Ciraolo , Rolando Magnanini , Vincenzo Vespri

In this paper, we deal with the long standing open problem of characterising rotationally symmetric solutions to $\Delta u = -2$, when Dirichlet boundary conditions are imposed on a ring-shaped planar domain. From a physical perspective,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-09-24 Virginia Agostiniani , Stefano Borghini , Lorenzo Mazzieri

It is well known that the Serrin condition is a necessary condition for the solvability of the Dirichlet problem for the prescribed mean curvature equation in bounded domains of $\mathbb{R}^n$ with certain regularity. In this paper we…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-10-22 Yunelsy N Alvarez , Ricardo Sá Earp

We study Serrin's overdetermined boundary value problems in bounded domains on weighted Riemannian manifolds. When the closure of the domain is compact, we establish a rigidity result that characterizes both the solution and the geometry of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-02 Laura Accornero , Giulio Ciraolo