Interaction between nonlinear diffusion and geometry of domain

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Abstract: Let Omega be a domain in mathbbRN, where Nge2 and partialOmega is not necessarily bounded. We consider nonlinear diffusion equations of the form partialtu=Deltaphi(u). Let u=u(x,t) be the solution of either the initial-boundary value problem over Omega, where the initial value equals zero and the boundary value equals 1, or the Cauchy problem where the initial data is the characteristic function of the set mathbbRNsetminusOmega. We consider an open ball B in Omega whose closure intersects partialOmega only at one point, and we derive asymptotic estimates for the content of substance in B for short times in terms of geometry of Omega. Also, we obtain a characterization of the hyperplane involving a stationary level surface of u by using the sliding method due to Berestycki, Caffarelli, and Nirenberg. These results tell us about interactions between nonlinear diffusion and geometry of domain.









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