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The free boundary for a superlinear system

Analysis of PDEs 2025-06-04 v2

Abstract

In this paper, we study superlinear systems that give rise to free boundaries. Such systems appear for example from the minimization of the energy functional Ω(u2+2pup),0<p<1, \int_{\Omega}\left(|\nabla\mathbf{u}|^2+\frac2p|\mathbf{u}|^p\right),\quad 0<p<1, but solutions can be also understood in an ad hoc viscosity way. First, we prove the optimal regularity of minimizers using a variational approach. Then, we apply a linearization technique to establish the C1,αC^{1,\alpha}-regularity of the ``flat'' part of the free boundary via a viscosity method. Finally, for minimizing free boundaries, we extend this result to analyticity.

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@article{arxiv.2506.01607,
  title  = {The free boundary for a superlinear system},
  author = {Daniela De Silva and Seongmin Jeon and Henrik Shahgholian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.01607},
  year   = {2025}
}

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23 pages

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