Symmetry for a fully nonlinear free boundary problem with highly singular term

arXiv2207.01157MaRDI QIDQ6403880FDOQ6403880

Authors: Layan El Hajj, Seongmin Jeon, Henrik Shahgholian 

Publication date: 3 July 2022

Abstract: In this paper we prove radial symmetry for solutions to a free boundary problem with a singular right hand side, in both elliptic and parabolic regime. More exactly, in the unit ball $B_1$ we consider a solution to the fully nonlinear elliptic problem ${\displaystyle }$ �egin{cases} F(D^2u)=f(u)& ext{in }B_1 cap {u >0 },\ u=M& ext{on }partial B_1,\ 0le u<M& ext{in }B_1,end{cases}${\displaystyle }$ where the right hand side $f(u)$, near $u=0$, behaves like $u^a$ with negative values for $ain(-1,0)$. Due to lack of $C^2$-smoothness of both $u$ and the free boundary $partialu>0$, we cannot apply the well-known Serrin-type boundary point lemma. We circumvent this by an exact assumption on a first order expansion and the decay on the second order, along with an ad-hoc comparison principle. We treat equally the parabolic case of the problem, and state a corresponding result.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Symmetries, invariants, etc. in context of PDEs (35B06) Free boundary problems for PDEs (35R35)

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