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We consider a one-phase free boundary problem involving fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta)^s$, $0<s<1$. D. De Silva, O. Savin, and Y. Sire proved that the flat boundaries are $C^{1,\alpha}$. We raise the regularity to $C^{\infty}$, extending…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-09-04 Runcao Lyu

We develop further the strategy implemented in our series of papers on inhomogeneous two-phase fee boundary problems, to show that flat or Lipschitz free boundaries of such problems are locally $C^{2,\gamma }.$

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-05-24 Daniela De Silva , Fausto Ferrari , Sandro Salsa

Let $2\le n\le9$. Suppose that $f:R\to R$ is locally Lipschitz function satisfying $f(t)\ge A\min\{0,t\}-K$ for all $t\in R$ with some constant $A\ge0$ and $K\ge 0$. We establish an a priori interior H\"older regularity of $C^2$-stable…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-07-12 Fa Peng

In this article, we deal with the fine boundary regularity, a weighted H\"{o}lder regularity of weak solutions to the problem involving the fractional $(p,q)$ Laplacian denoted by $(-\Delta)_{p}^{s} u + (-\Delta)_{q}^{s} u = f(x)$ in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-05-22 R. Dhanya , Ritabrata Jana , Uttam Kumar , Sweta Tiwari

We construct a monotonicity formula for a class of free boundary problems associated with the stationary points of the functional \[ J(u)=\int_\Omega F(|\nabla u|^2)+\mbox{meas}(\{u>0\}\cap \Omega), \] where $F$ is a density function…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-09-16 Aram Karakhanyan

We study the regularity of the free boundary in one-phase Stefan problem with nonlinear operator. Using the Hodograph transform and a linearization technique, we prove that flat free boundaries are $C^{1, \alpha}$ in space and time. When…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-04-11 Yamin Wang

In this article we study for the first time the regularity of the free boundary in the one-phase free boundary problem driven by a general nonlocal operator. Our main results establish that the free boundary is $C^{1,\alpha}$ near regular…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-03-25 Xavier Ros-Oton , Marvin Weidner

Let $\Omega$ be a smooth bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^N$ and $\delta(x)=\text{dist}\,(x,\partial \Omega)$. Assume $\mu>0$, $\nu$ is a nonnegative finite measure on $\partial \Omega$ and $g \in C(\Omega \times \mathbb{R}_+)$. We study…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-10-29 Phuoc-Tai Nguyen

We prove the -- to the best knowledge of the authors -- first result on the fine asymptotic behavior of the regular part of the free boundary of the obstacle problem close to singularities. The result is motivated by our recent partial…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-10-18 Simon Eberle , Henrik Shahgholian , Georg Sebastian Weiss

For the thin obstacle problem in $\mathbb{R}^n$, $n\geq 2$, we prove that at all free boundary points, with the exception of a $(n-3)$-dimensional set, the solution differs from its blow-up by higher order corrections. This expansion…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-05-02 Federico Franceschini , Joaquim Serra

This paper deals with the obstacle problem for the fractional infinity Laplacian with nonhomogeneous term $f(u)$, where $f:\mathbb{R}^+ \mapsto \mathbb{R}^+$: $$\begin{cases} L[u]=f(u) &\qquad in \{u>0\}\\ u \geq 0 &\qquad in\, \Omega\\ u=g…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-03 Samer Dweik , Ahmad Sabra

We study semilinear elliptic equations \begin{equation*} \begin{cases} -\Delta u = f(u) & \text{in } \Omega, \\ \partial_\nu u = 0 & \text{on } \partial\Omega, \end{cases} \end{equation*} with homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-27 Marta Calanchi , Giulio Ciraolo , Francesca Messina

We study regularity properties of the free boundary for solutions of the porous medium equation with the presence of drift. We show the $C^{1,\alpha}$ regularity of the free boundary, when the solution is directionally monotone in space…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-08-12 Inwon Kim , Yuming Paul Zhang

We study a free boundary problem on the lattice whose scaling limit is a harmonic free boundary problem with a discontinuous Hamiltonian. We find an explicit formula for the Hamiltonian, prove the solutions are unique, and prove that the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-11-14 William M Feldman , Charles K Smart

We consider a pseudo-differential equation driven by the fractional $p$-Laplacian with $p\ge 2$ (degenerate case), with a bounded reaction $f$ and Dirichlet type conditions in a smooth domain $\Omega$. By means of barriers, a nonlocal…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-07-26 Antonio Iannizzotto , Sunra Mosconi , Marco Squassina

In the present paper we investigate the following semilinear singular elliptic problem: \begin{equation*} (\rm P)\qquad \left \{\begin{array}{l} -\Delta u = \dfrac{p(x)}{u^{\alpha}}\quad \text{in} \Omega \\ u = 0\ \text{on} \Omega,\ u>0…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-10-06 Brahim Bougherara , Jacques Giacomoni , Jesus Hernandez

We consider equations of the form $\Delta u +\lambda^2 V(x)e^{\,u}=\rho$ in various two dimensional settings. We assume that $V>0$ is a given function, $\lambda>0$ is a small parameter and $\rho=\mathcal O(1)$ or $\rho\to +\infty$ as…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-08-02 Michal Kowalczyk , Angela Pistoia , Piotr Rybka , Giusi Vaira

We consider the reaction-diffusion problem $-\Delta_g u = f(u)$ in $\mathcal{B}_R$ with zero Dirichlet boundary condition, posed in a geodesic ball $\mathcal{B}_R$ with radius $R$ of a Riemannian model $(M,g)$. This class of Riemannian…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-08-02 Daniele Castorina , Manel Sanchon

We establish uniform a-priori estimates for solutions of the semilinear Dirichlet problem \begin{equation} \begin{cases} (-\Delta)^m u=h(x,u)\quad&\mbox{in }\Omega,\\ u=\partial_nu=\cdots=\partial_n^{m-1}u=0\quad&\mbox{on }\partial\Omega,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-07-23 Gabriele Mancini , Giulio Romani

In this paper, we study semilinear fractional equations $$(-\Delta)^s u(x) = f(u(x))$$ in a half-space and prove that all positive solutions are strictly increasing in the $x_n$-direction. Previous results typically require the solution $u$…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-17 Wenxiong Chen , Yahong Guo , Leyun Wu