Reaction diffusion equations with super-linear absorption: universal bounds, uniqueness for the Cauchy problem, boundedness of stationary solutions

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Authors Ross G. Pinsky

Publication date 24 August 2004

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Initial value problems for second-order parabolic equations (35K15) Nonlinear parabolic equations (35K55)

Abstract: Consider classical solutions to the parabolic reaction diffusion equation ${\displaystyle }$ &u_t =Lu+f(x,u), (x,t)in R^n imes(0,infty); &u(x,0) =g(x)ge0, xin R^n; &uge0, ${\displaystyle }$ where ${\displaystyle }$ L=sum_{i,j=1}^na_{i,j}(x)frac{partial^2}{partial x_i partial x_j}+sum_{i=1}^nb_i(x)fracpartial{partial x_i} ${\displaystyle }$ is a non-degenerate elliptic operator, $ginC(R^n)$ and the reaction term $f$ converges to $-infty$ at a super-linear rate as $uoinfty$. We give a sharp minimal growth condition on $f$, independent of $L$, in order that there exist a universal, a priori upper bound for all solutions to the above Cauchy problem--that is, in order that there exist a finite function $M(x,t)$ on $R^{n}imes(0,infty)$ such that $u(x,t)leM(x,t)$, for all solutions to the Cauchy problem. Assuming now in addition that $f(x,0)=0$, so that $uequiv0$ is a solution to the Cauchy problem, we show that under a similar growth condition, an intimate relationship exists between two seemingly disparate phenomena--namely, uniqueness for the Cauchy problem with initial data $g=0$ and the nonexistence of unbounded, stationary solutions to the corresponding elliptic problem. We also give a generic condition for nonexistence of nontrivial stationary solutions.

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