Supercaloric functions for the porous medium equation (Q2419921)

The authors consider unbounded supersolutions of the porous medium equation. The supersolutions are of two totally different types, depending on whether the pressure (i.e. $u^{m-1}$) is locally integrable or not. If it is integrable, we have to do with Barenblatt solutions type, if it is not integrable, we are working with the so-called friendly giants. In this paper, this classification and its consequences are deeply discussed.