Boundary estimates for certain degenerate and singular parabolic equations (Q252678)

The authors study the boundary behavior of non-negative solutions to a class of degenerate/singular parabolic equations, whose prototype is the parabolic \(p\)-Laplacian equation. Assuming that such solutions vanish on some part of the lateral part \(S_T\) of a Lipschitz cylinder, the authors prove Carleson-type estimates and deduce some consequences under additional assumptions on the equation or the domain. In this important paper, the authors show the differences between the degenerate and supercritical singular cases. They show that in the degenerate case solutions may vanish arbitrarily fast so no possibility exists to prove the boundary Harnack principle in its full generality. In the singular case, the proof is based on the construction of suitable barriers. Lastly, they prove analogous estimates for non-negative solutions to a class of degenerate/singular parabolic equations of porous medium type.