Stability of parabolic problems with nonlinear Wentzell boundary conditions (Q1011475)

The paper deals with the initial-boundary value problem \[ \begin{cases} u_t=\text{div\,}(\mathcal{A}\nabla u) & \text{in}\;(0,\infty)\times\Omega,\\ u(0,x)=f(x) & x\in\Omega,\\ u_t+\beta \partial^{\mathcal{A}}_\nu u+\gamma(x,u)-q\beta\Delta_{\text{LB}}u=0 & \text{on}\;(0,\infty)\times\partial\Omega \end{cases} \] where \(\mathcal A\) is a real and uniformly positive definite matrix, \(\beta\in C(\partial\Omega)\) is positive, \(q\geq0,\) while \(\partial^{\mathcal{A}}_\nu\) and \(\Delta_{\text{LB}}\) stand for the conormal derivative and the Laplace--Beltrami operators on \(\partial\Omega,\) respectively. By means of semigroup methods, it is shown in [Semigroup Forum 77, No. 1, 101--108 (2008; Zbl 1149.35313)] that the solution of the above problem depends continuously on the data. Here the authors prove explicit stability estimates for the solution with respect to the coefficients of \(\mathcal A,\) \(\beta,\) \(\gamma,\) \(q\) and the initial data \(f.\) Moreover, the case of a problem with \(q=0\) is covered through approximation by problems with positive \(q.\)