Borderline gradient continuity for nonlinear parabolic systems

We consider the evolutionary \(p\) -Laplacean system $$\begin{aligned} \partial _t u-\triangle _p u=F,\qquad p > \frac{2n}{n+2} \end{aligned}$$ in cylindrical domains of \( \mathbb R^{n}\times \mathbb R\) , and prove the continuity of the spatial gradient \(Du\) under the Lorentz space assumption \(F\in L(n+2,1)\) . When \(F\) is time independent the condition improves in \(F \in L(n,1)\) . This is the limiting case of a result of DiBenedetto claiming that \(Du\) is Hölder continuous when \(F \in L^{q}\) for \(q>n+2\) . At the same time, this is the natural nonlinear parabolic analog of a linear result of Stein, claiming the gradient continuity of solutions to the linear elliptic system \(\triangle u \in L(n,1)\) is continuous. New potential estimates are derived and moreover suitable nonlinear potentials are used to describe fine properties of solutions.     

Viscosity solutions of fully nonlinear parabolic systems

In this paper, we discuss the viscosity solutions of the weakly coupled systems of fully nonlinear second-order degenerate parabolic equations and their Cauchy-Dirichlet problem. We prove the existence, uniqueness and continuity of viscosity solution by combining Perron's method with the technique of coupled solutions. The results here generalize those in Proc. London Math. Soc. 63 (1991) 212-240 and Comm. Partial Differential Equations 16 (1991) 1095-1128.     

Well posedness of nonlinear parabolic systems beyond duality

We develop a methodology for proving well-posedness in optimal regularity spaces for a wide class of nonlinear parabolic initial–boundary value systems, where the standard monotone operator theory fails. A motivational example of a problem accessible to our technique is the following system${?}_{t}u?\mathrm{div}(\nu (|\mathrm{?}u|)\mathrm{?}u)=?\mathrm{div}f$ with a given strictly positive bounded function ν, such that ${\lim }_{k\to \infty }?\nu (k)={\nu }_{\infty }$ and $f\in L^q$ with $q\in (1,\infty )$. The existence, uniqueness and regularity results for $q\ge 2$ are by now standard. However, even if a priori estimates are available, the existence in case $q\in (1,2)$ was essentially missing. We overcome the related crucial difficulty, namely the lack of a standard duality pairing, by resorting to proper weighted spaces and consequently provide existence, uniqueness and optimal regularity in the entire range $q\in (1,\infty )$.Furthermore, our paper includes several new results that may be of independent interest and serve as the starting point for further analysis of more complicated problems. They include a parabolic Lipschitz approximation method in weighted spaces with fine control of the time derivative and a theory for linear parabolic systems with right hand sides belonging to Muckenhoupt weighted $L^q$ spaces.     

Upper-lower solutions for nonlinear parabolic systems and their applications

The method of upper-lower solutions for nonlinear parabolic systems without the assumption of quasi-monotonicity is obtained. An application is provided, by using the method developed in this paper, involving the existence of positive solutions to certain time-dependent interaction systems arising in biological and medical sciences. Furthermore, the existence of the ω-limit of given system is studied.     

Explicit decay estimates for solutions to nonlinear parabolic systems

The aim of this paper is to investigate a class of nonlinear parabolic systems with initial and boundary values of Dirichlet type, when the nonlinearities depend on the gradient of the solution. Sufficient conditions on data are established in order to preclude blow up and to deduce that the solution decays exponentially in time. Moreover, an upper bound of its gradient is derived.     

Lorentz estimates for a class of nonlinear parabolic systems

In this paper we obtain the following local Lorentz estimates

$B\left(\left|F\right|\right)\in L_{loc}^{\gamma ,q}?B\left(\left|\mathrm{?}u\right|\right)\in L_{loc}^{\gamma ,q}\text{for any}\gamma >1\text{and}0<q\le \infty$

of the weak solutions for a class of quasilinear parabolic systems

$u_t?\text{div}\left(a\left(\left|\mathrm{?}u\right|\right)\mathrm{?}u\right)=\text{div}\left(a\left(\left|F\right|\right)F\right),$

where $B(t)={\int }_0^t\tau a(\tau )d\tau$ for $t\ge 0$.     

Explicit decay estimates for solutions to nonlinear parabolic systems

The aim of this paper is to investigate a class of nonlinear parabolic systems with initial and boundary values of Dirichlet type, when the nonlinearities depend on the gradient of the solution. Sufficient conditions on data are established in order to preclude blow up and to deduce that the solution decays exponentially in time. Moreover, an upper bound of its gradient is derived.     

Partial regularity for the solutions to nonlinear parabolic systems

Sunto Si estendono a sistemi non lineari di tipo parabolico alcuni risultati di regolarità parziale delle soluzioni di sistemi ellittici.

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Entrata in Redazione il 19 settembre 1972.

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Research supported in part by a C.N.R. fellowship at the University of Paris.

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Research partially supported by NSF Grant GP 16115.     

The Hukuhara-Kneser property for parabolic systems with nonlinear boundary conditions

We analyze the asymptotic behavior as x → ∞ of the product integral Π_x0^xe^A(s)ds, where A(s) is a perturbation of a diagonal matrix function by an integrable function on [x₀,∞). Our results give information concerning the asymptotic behavior of solutions of certain linear ordinary differential equations, e.g., the second order equation y″ = a(x)y.     

Positive solutions of quasilinear parabolic systems with nonlinear boundary conditions

The aim of this paper is to investigate the existence, uniqueness, and asymptotic behavior of solutions for a coupled system of quasilinear parabolic equations under nonlinear boundary conditions, including a system of quasilinear parabolic and ordinary differential equations. Also investigated is the existence of positive maximal and minimal solutions of the corresponding quasilinear elliptic system as well as the uniqueness of a positive steady-state solution. The elliptic operators in both systems are allowed to be degenerate in the sense that the density-dependent diffusion coefficients Di(ui) may have the property Di(0)=0 for some or all i. Our approach to the problem is by the method of upper and lower solutions and its associated monotone iterations. It is shown that the time-dependent solution converges to the maximal solution for one class of initial functions and it converges to the minimal solution for another class of initial functions; and if the maximal and minimal solutions coincide then the steady-state solution is unique and the time-dependent solution converges to the unique solution. Applications of these results are given to three model problems, including a porous medium type of problem, a heat-transfer problem, and a two-component competition model in ecology. These applications illustrate some very interesting distinctive behavior of the time-dependent solutions between density-independent and density-dependent diffusions.     

Local existence for quasilinear parabolic systems under nonlinear boundary conditions

Summary We prove local solvability of quasilinear parabolic systems by means of classical techniques based upon a priori estimates, without assuming any growth condition.     

Periodic solutions of quasilinear parabolic systems with nonlinear boundary conditions

This paper is concerned with the existence of maximal and minimal periodic solutions of a class of quasilinear parabolic systems with nonlinear boundary conditions. Our approach to the problem is based on the method of upper and lower solutions and its associated monotone iterations. An application is also made to the reaction–diffusion system of Lotka–Volterra competition model.     

Stability of stationary and periodic solutions of nonlinear parabolic systems

One investigates the problem of the stability of the solutions of nonlinear parabolic initial-boundary-value problems relative to small perturbations of the class C with any0 under suitable restrictions (depending on ) on the structure of the nonlinear terms.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova Akad. Nauk SSSR, Vol. 84, pp. 286–304, 1979.The author expresses his thanks to his scientific advisor, V. A. Solonnikov, for his help in the completion of this paper.