A nonlinear diffusion-absorption equation with unbounded initial data

Authors Juan Luis Vázquez, S. Kamin, Lambertus A. Peletier

Publication date 21 February 1993

Cauchy Problem critical growth of the initial function existence, uniqueness and interface behaviour

[For the entire collection see Zbl 0745.00053).] We consider the questions of existence, uniqueness and interface behaviour for nonnegative solutions of the Cauchy Problem \[ \begin{cases} u_ t = (u^ m)_{xx} - u^ p & \text{in \(S = \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}^ +\)}\\ u(x,0) = u_ 0(x) & \text{on \(\mathbb{R}\)}\end{cases}\tag{I} \] where \(u_ 0\) is a continuous and nonnegative function which can be unbounded on \(\mathbb{R}\), in the exponent range \(1 < p < m\). Our results can be very conveniently exemplified by taking into consideration the family of initial functions \[ u_ 0(x) = {\begin{cases} cx^ \lambda & x \geq 0,\\ 0 & x < 0,\end{cases}} \] where \(c\) and \(\lambda\) are positive numbers. Let \(\gamma=2/(m-p)\) be the critical exponent. We prove the following results. If \(\lambda < \gamma\), then Problem (I) has a unique solution. If \(\lambda > \gamma\), then Problem (I) has no solution. If \(\lambda = \gamma\) the results depend strongly on the value of \(c\).

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