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In this paper we study the local behavior of solutions to some free boundary problems. We relate the theory of quasi-conformal maps to the regularity of the solutions to nonlinear thin-obstacle problems; we prove that the contact set is…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-10-28 Guido De Philippis , Luca Spolaor , Bozhidar Velichkov

For the boundary value problem $$\left\{ \begin{array}{rcll} -\Delta_p u+u^{p-1}&=&|x|^{\alpha}u^{q-1}&\mbox{in }\Omega,\\ \frac{\displaystyle\partial u}{\displaystyle\partial{\bf n}}&=&0&\mbox{on }\partial \Omega, \end{array}\right. $$ in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-12 Alexander I. Nazarov , Alexandra P. Shcheglova

This paper deals with the obstacle problem for the infinity Laplacian. The main results are a characterization of the solution through comparison with cones that lie above the obstacle and the sharp $C^{1,1/3}$--regularity at the free…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-10-06 Julio D. Rossi , Eduardo V. Teixeira , José Miguel Urbano

We study the existence and multiplicity of solutions of the following free boundary problem $$ (P)\left\{ \begin{array}{rcll} \del u &=& \lam ( \eps +(1-\eps ) H(u-\mu))~ \hspace{3mm}&\text{in}~\Omega (t)\\ u&=&…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-03-29 Ahlem Abdelouahab , Sabri Bensid

We consider positive solutions, possibly unbounded, to the semilinear equation $-\Delta u=f(u)$ on continuous epigraphs bounded from below. Under the homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition, we prove new monotonicity results for $u$, when…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-02-10 Nicolas Beuvin , Alberto Farina , Berardino Sciunzi

In this note, we establish sharp regularity for solutions to the following generalized $p$- Poisson equation $$-\ div\ \big(\langle A\nabla u,\nabla u\rangle^{\frac{p-2}{2}}A\nabla u\big)=-\ div\ \mathbf{h}+f$$ in the plane (i.e. in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-06-27 Saikatul Haque

This paper discusses some regularity of almost periodic solutions of the Poisson's equation $-\Delta u = f$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$, where $f$ is an almost periodic function. It has been proved by Sibuya [Almost periodic solutions of Poisson's…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-06-23 Érgash Muhamadiev , Murtazo Nazarov

In this paper, we investigate the asymptotic behavior, as $\beta \to 0$, of positive solutions to the semilinear elliptic Robin problem \begin{equation*} \begin{cases} -\Delta u = u^p, & \text{in } \Omega,\\ u > 0, & \text{in } \Omega,\\…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-14 Mengyao Chen , Massimo Grossi , Qi Li

We prove a half-space Bernstein theorem for Allen-Cahn equation. More precisely, we show that every solution $u$ of the Allen-Cahn equation in the half-space $\overline{\mathbb{R}^n_+}:=\{(x_1,x_2,\cdots,x_n)\in\mathbb{R}^n:\,x_1\geq 0\}$…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-12-31 Wenkui Du , Ling Wang , Yang Yang

We prove the uniform boundedness of all solutions for a general class of Dirichlet anisotropic elliptic problems of the form $$-\Delta_{\overrightarrow{p}}u+\Phi_0(u,\nabla u)=\Psi(u,\nabla u) +f $$ on a bounded open subset $\Omega\subset…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-07-18 Barbara Brandolini , Florica Corina Cirstea

In this paper we consider the functional \begin{equation*} E_{p,\la}(\Omega):=\int_\Omega \dist^p(x,\pd \Omega )\d x+\la \frac{\H^1(\pd \Omega)}{\H^2(\Omega)}. \end{equation*} Here $p\geq 1$, $\la>0$ are given parameters, the unknown…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-01-26 Qiang Du , Xin Yang Lu , Chong Wang

In this manuscript we study geometric regularity estimates for quasi-linear elliptic equations of $p$-Laplace type ($1 < p< \infty$) with strong absorption condition: $$ -\text{div}\,(\Phi(x, u, \nabla u)) + \lambda_0(x) u_{+}^q(x) = 0…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-01-23 João Vítor da Silva , Ariel Salort

In this paper we study the higher regularity of the free boundary for the elliptic Signorini problem. By using a partial hodograph-Legendre transformation we show that the regular part of the free boundary is real analytic. The first…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-02-03 Herbert Koch , Arshak Petrosyan , Wenhui Shi

This paper revives a four-decade-old problem concerning regularity theory for (continuous) constraint maps with free boundaries. Dividing the map into two parts, the distance part and the projected image to the constraint, one can prove…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-02-17 Alessio Figalli , Sunghan Kim , Henrik Shahgholian

We are concerned with the existence of solution of the problem $ -\Delta ^H_pu+|u|^{p-2}u=\lambda|u|^{q-2}u+ |u|^{p^*-2}u\quad \mbox{in}\quad\Omega,$ $u>0\quad \mbox{in}\quad\Omega,$ $a(\nabla u)\cdot \nu =0\quad \mbox{on}\quad\partial…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-10-04 Gustavo F. Madeira , Olímpio H. Miyakaki , Alânnio B. Nóbrega

In this paper, we fully resolve the question of whether the Regularity problem for the parabolic PDE $\partial_tu - \mbox{div}(A\nabla u)=0$ on the domain $\mathbb R^{n+1}_+\times\mathbb R$ is solvable for some $p\in (1,\infty)$ under the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-09-09 Martin Dindoš , Jill Pipher , Martin Ulmer

We study the singular part of the free boundary in the obstacle problem for the fractional Laplacian, \ $\min\bigl\{(-\Delta)^su,\,u-\varphi\bigr\}=0$ in $\mathbb R^n$, for general obstacles $\varphi$. Our main result establishes the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-04-04 Nicola Garofalo , Xavier Ros-Oton

This paper studies the regularity of the free boundary for viscosity solutions to a parabolic Bernoulli-type free boundary problem with variable coefficients. The main result is that Lipschitz free boundaries are $C^1$ with a normal vector…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-12-04 Thomas Backing

We prove {the first} regularity theorem for the free boundary of solutions to shape optimization problems involving integral functionals, for which the energy of a domain $\Omega$ is obtained as the integral of a cost function $j(u,x)$…

We study a general class of elliptic free boundary problems equipped with a Dirichlet boundary condition. Our primary result establishes an optimal $C^{1,1}$-regularity estimate for $L^p$-strong solutions at points where the free and fixed…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-12-24 Damião J. Araújo , Andreas Minne , Edgard A. Pimentel