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We consider the supercritical problem \[ -\Delta v=|v|^{p-2}v in \Theta_{\epsilon}, v=0 on \partial\Theta_{\epsilon}, \] where $\Theta$ is a bounded smooth domain in $\mathbb{R}^{N}$, $N\geq3$, $p>2^{\ast}:=2N/(N-2)$, and…

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In Hele-Shaw flows, boundaries between fluids develop unstable viscous fingers. At vanishing surface tension, the fingers further evolve to cusp-like singularities. We show that the problem admits a {\it weak solution} where shock fronts…

The Laplacian growth (the Hele-Shaw problem) of multi-connected domains in the case of zero surface tension is proven to be equivalent to an integrable systems of Whitham equations known in soliton theory. The Whitham equations describe…

Consider the two-phase free boundary problem subject to surface tension and gravitational forces for a class of non-Newtonian fluids with stress tensors $T_i$ of the form $T_i=-\pi I+\mu_i(|D(v)|^2)D(v)$ for $i=1,2$, respectively, and where…

Consider a free boundary problem of compressible-incompressible two-phase flows with surface tension and phase transition in bounded domains $\Omega_{t +}, \Omega_{t -} \subset \mathbb{R}^N$, $N \ge 2$, where the domains are separated by a…

We consider the elastic stress near a hole with corners in an infinite plate under biaxial stress. The elasticity problem is formulated using complex Goursat functions, resulting in a set of singular integro-differential equations on the…

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