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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)…

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In this paper we obtain rigidity results for bounded positive solutions of the general capillary overdetermined problem \begin{equation} \left\{ \begin{array} {ll} \mathrm{div} \left(\frac{\nabla u}{\sqrt{1+|\nabla u|^2}}\right) + f(u) = 0…

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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

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

We consider a nonlocal equation set in an unbounded domain with the epigraph property. We prove symmetry, monotonicity and rigidity results. In particular, we deal with halfspaces, coercive epigraphs and epigraphs that are flat at infinity.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-10-26 Serena Dipierro , Nicola Soave , Enrico Valdinoci

We study the semilinear indefinite elliptic problem \[ -\Delta u = Q_\Omega |u|^{p-2}u \quad \text{in } \mathbb{R}^N, \] where $Q_\Omega = \chi_\Omega - \chi_{\mathbb{R}^N \setminus \Omega}$, $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N$ is a bounded…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-13 Mónica Clapp , Alberto Saldaña , Delia Schiera

We consider a partially overdetermined problem in a sector-like domain $\Omega$ in a cone $\Sigma$ in $\mathbb{R}^N$, $N\geq 2$, and prove a rigidity result of Serrin type by showing that the existence of a solution implies that $\Omega$ is…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-05-08 Filomena Pacella , Giulio Tralli

We show uniqueness for overdetermined elliptic problems defined on topological disks $\Omega$ with $C^2$ boundary, i.e., positive solutions $u$ to $\Delta u + f(u)=0$ in $\Omega \subset (M^2,g)$ so that $u = 0$ and $\frac{\partial…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-09-27 José M. Espinar , Laurent Mazet

In this article, we investigate the existence and multiplicity of solutions to the Robin problem \begin{equation*} \begin{cases} -\Delta u = \lambda f(u) & \text{in } \Omega, \frac{\partial u}{\partial \nu} + \gamma u=0 & \text{on }…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-12-01 José Carmona Tapia , Antonio J. Martínez Aparicio , Pedro J. Martínez-Aparicio

We consider the class of semi-stable solutions to semilinear equations $-\Delta u=f(u)$ in a bounded smooth domain $\Omega$ of $R^n$ (with $\Omega$ convex in some results). This class includes all local minimizers, minimal, and extremal…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2009-09-28 Xavier Cabre

We study the semilinear elliptic problem \[ -\Delta u = Q_{\Omega} |u|^{p-2}u \quad \text{in } \mathbb{R}^N, \] where \( Q_{\Omega} = \chi_{\Omega} - \chi_{\mathbb{R}^N \setminus \Omega} \) for a bounded smooth domain \( \Omega \subset…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-20 Mónica Clapp , Cristian Morales-Encinos , Alberto Saldaña , Mayra Soares

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 obtain rigidity results for a bounded non-constant entire solution $u$ of the Allen-Cahn equation in $\mathbb{R}^n$, whose level set $\{u=0\}$ is contained in a half-space. If $n\leq 3$ we prove that the solution must be…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-07-30 Francois Hamel , Yong Liu , Pieralberto Sicbaldi , Kelei Wang , Juncheng Wei

This paper investigates the geometric constraints imposed on a domain by overdetermined problems for partial differential equations. Serrin's symmetry results are extended to overdetermined problems with potentially degenerate ellipticity…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-06-04 Daomin Cao , Juncheng Wei , Weicheng Zhan

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 investigate the overdetermined problem given by \begin{equation*} \Delta u=0 \text{ in } \Omega,\quad \frac{\partial u}{\partial\nu} =\sigma_1 u \text{ on } \partial \Omega, \quad |\nabla u|=\text{constant on } \partial \Omega,…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-05-06 Hang Chen , Bohan Wu

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 construct nontrivial unbounded domains $\Omega$ in the hyperbolic space $\mathbb{H}^N$, $N \in \{2,3,4\}$, bifurcating from the complement of a ball, such that the overdetermined elliptic problem \begin{equation} -\Delta_{\mathbb{H}^N}…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-05-08 Guowei Dai , Pieralberto Sicbaldi , Yong Zhang

We consider nonnegative solutions to $-\Delta u=f(u)$ in unbounded euclidean domains, where $f$ is merely locally Lipschitz continuous and satisfies $f(0)<0$. In the half-plane, and without any other assumption on $u$, we prove that $u$ is…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-05-15 Alberto Farina , Berardino Sciunzi

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