Nonlinear boundary value problems relative to harmonic functions

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Abstract: We study the problem of finding a function u verifying --Deltau = 0 in Omega under the boundary condition partialu partialn + g(u) = mu on partialOmega where Omega subset R N is a smooth domain, n the normal unit outward vector to Omega, mu is a measure on partialOmega and g a continuous nondecreasing function. We give sufficient condition on g for this problem to be solvable for any measure. When g(r) = |r| p--1 r, p > 1, we give conditions in order an isolated singularity on partialOmega be removable. We also give capacitary conditions on a measure mu in order the problem with g(r) = |r| p--1 r to be solvable for some mu. We also study the isolated singularities of functions satisfying --Deltau = 0 in Omega and partialu partialn + g(u) = 0 on partialOmega {0}.


This paper is devoted to the study of the following nonlinear problem \[ \begin{cases} -\Delta u+u=0&\text{in }\Omega,\\ \frac{\partial u}{\partial \mathbf{n}}+g(u)=\mu &\text{in }\partial \Omega, \end{cases}\tag{1} \] where $\Omega$ is a bounded smooth domain in $\mathbb{R}^N$ with $0\in\partial\Omega$, $g: \mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ is a continuous nondecreasing function such that $rg(r)\geq 0$, $\mu$ is a Radon measure on $\partial\Omega$ and $\mathbf{n}$ is the outward normal unit vector on $\partial\Omega$. Under some sufficient conditions on the function $g$, the authors prove existence and uniqueness results for problem (1) for any measure. The case where $g(r)=|r|^{p-1}r$, $p>1$, with some capacitary conditions on a measure $\mu$ is also studied. Further, isolated singularities for harmonic functions under the same boundary condition on $\partial \Omega\backslash\{0\}$ are investigated.



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