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In this paper we consider Serrin's overdetermined problems in warped product manifolds and we prove Serrin's type rigidity results by using the P-function approach introduced by Weinberger.

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In this paper, we consider an overdetermined problem of Serrin-type for a two-phase elliptic operator with piecewise constant coefficients. We show the existence of infinitely many branches of nontrivial symmetry breaking solutions which…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-02-24 Lorenzo Cavallina , Toshiaki Yachimura

We investigate the overdetermined torsion problem $\begin{cases} -\Delta u = 1 & \text{in}\ \Omega\\ u=0 & \text{on}\ \partial \Omega\\ \frac{\partial u}{\partial \nu}=\text{const.} & \text{on}\ \partial \Omega, \end{cases}$ where $\Omega$…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-11-21 Andrea Bisterzo , Shigeru Sakaguchi

In this note, we study a Serrin-type partially overdetermined problem proposed by Guo-Xia (Calc. Var. Partial Differential Equations 58: no. 160, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00526-019-1603-3, and prove a rigidity result that…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-01-03 Xiaohan Jia , Zheng Lu , Chao Xia , Xuwen Zhang

In this paper we aim at characterizing the gauge balls in the Heisenberg group $\mathbb{H}^n$ as the only domains where suitable overdetermined problems of Serrin type can be solved. We discuss a one parameter family of overdetermined…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-10-17 Vittorio Martino , Giulio Tralli

We prove an existence theorem for convex hypersurfaces of prescribed Gauss curvature in the complement of a compact set in Euclidean space which are close to a cone.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-01-28 Felix Finster , Oliver C. Schnuerer

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

In this paper we consider a partial overdetermined mixed boundary value problem in domains inside a cone as in [18]. We show that in cones having an isoperimetric property the only domains which admit a solution and which minimize a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-05-27 Filomena Pacella , Giulio Tralli

The classical Serrin's overdetermined theorem states that a $C^2$ bounded domain, which admits a function with constant Laplacian that satisfies both constant Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions, must necessarily be a ball. While…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-04-01 Alessio Figalli , Yi Ru-Ya Zhang

The Serre problem for a class of hyperbolic pseudoconvex Reinhardt domains in $\Bbb C^2$ as fibers is solved.

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Peter Pflug , Włodzimierz Zwonek

In this paper, we prove the existence of nontrivial contractible domains $\Omega\subset\mathbb{S}^{d}$, $d\geq2$, such that the overdetermined elliptic problem \begin{equation*} \begin{cases} -\varepsilon\Delta_{g} u +u-u^{p}=0 &\mbox{in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-06-08 David Ruiz , Pieralberto Sicbaldi , Jing Wu

In this paper, we prove the symmetry of the solution to overdetermined problem for the equation $\sigma_k(D^2u-uI)=C_n^k$ in hyperbolic space. Our approach is based on establishing a Rellich-Pohozaev type identity and using a P function.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-01-13 Zhenghuan Gao , Xiaohan Jia , Jin Yan

A characterization of non-hyperbolic pseudoconvex Reinhardt domains in $\mathbb C^2$ for which the answer to the Serre problem is positive is given.

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2012-06-07 Lukasz Kosinski

We study some overdetermined problems for possibly anisotropic degenerate elliptic PDEs, including the well-known Serrin's overdetermined problem, and we prove the corresponding Wulff shape characterizations by using some integral…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-03-22 Chiara Bianchini , Giulio Ciraolo

We obtain some rigidity results for overdetermined boundary value problems for singular solutions in bounded domains.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-02-21 Francesco Esposito , Berardino Sciunzi , Nicola Soave

We establish symmetry results for two categories of overdetermined obstacle problems: a Serrin-type problem and a two-phase problem under the overdetermination that the interface serves as a level surface of the solution. The first proof…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-06-22 Nicola De Nitti , Shigeru Sakaguchi

We consider a partially overdetermined problem for the $p$-Laplace equation in a convex cone $\mathcal{C}$ intersected with the exterior of a smooth bounded domain $\overline{\Omega}$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$($n\geq2$). First, we establish the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-10-10 Hui Ma , Mingxuan Yang , Jiabin Yin

We study a weak formulation of Serrin's overdetermined boundary value problem in planar Jordan domains with rectifiable boundary. Our first result establishes that, within the class of rectifiable Jordan Smirnov domains, the corresponding…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-12 Yi Ru-Ya Zhang

We prove the symmetry of solutions to overdetermined problems for a class of fully nonlinear equations, namely Hessian quotient equations and Hessian quotient curvature equations. Our approach is based on establishing a Rellich-Pohozaev…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-09-15 Zhenghuan Gao , Xiaohan Jia , Dekai Zhang

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