Existence of solutions for a k-Hessian equation and its connection with self-similar solutions

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Authors: Justino Sánchez 

Publication date: 30 May 2023

Abstract: Let $$ be real parameters and let $a>0$. We study radially symmetric solutions of �egin{equation*} S_k(D^2v)+alpha v+�eta xicdot abla v=0,, v>0;; mbox{in};; mathbb{R}^n,; v(0)=a, end{equation*} where $S_k(D^{2}v)$ denotes the $k$-Hessian operator of $v$. For $$, we prove the existence of a unique solution to this problem, without using the phase plane method. We also prove existence and properties of the solutions of the above equation for other ranges of the parameters $alpha$ and $$. These results are then applied to construct different types of explicit solutions, in self-similar forms, to a related evolution equation. In particular, for the heat equation, we have found a new family of self-similar solutions of type II which blows up in finite time. These solutions are represented as a power series, called the Kummer function.

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