Global and blow-up solutions for a class of nonlinear parabolic problems under Robin boundary condition (Q1722412)

Summary: We discuss the global and blow-up solutions of the following nonlinear parabolic problems with a gradient term under Robin boundary conditions: \((b(u))_t = \nabla \cdot(h(t) k(x) a(u) \nabla u) + f(x, u, | \nabla u |^2, t)\), in \(D \times(0, T)\), \((\partial u / \partial n) + \gamma u = 0\), on \(\partial D \times(0, T)\), \(u(x, 0) = u_0(x) > 0\), in \(\overline{D}\), where \(D \subset \mathbb{R}^N (N \geq 2)\) is a bounded domain with smooth boundary \(\partial D\). Under some appropriate assumption on the functions \(f\), \(h\), \(k\), \(b\), and \(a\) and initial value \(u_0\), we obtain the sufficient conditions for the existence of a global solution, an upper estimate of the global solution, the sufficient conditions for the existence of a blow-up solution, an upper bound for ``blow-up time,'' and an upper estimate of ``blow-up rate.'' Our approach depends heavily on the maximum principles.