Remarks on the uniqueness of comparable renormalized solutions of elliptic equations with measure data

We give a partial uniqueness result concerning comparable renormalized solutions of the nonlinear elliptic problem -div(a(x,Du))=μ in Ω, u=0 on ∂Ω, where μ is a Radon measure with bounded variation on Ω. Received: December 27, 2000 Published online: December 19, 2001     

Singular parabolic equations with measures as initial data

In this paper we study the Cauchy problem for the singular evolution p-Laplacian equations with gradient term and source on the assumption of measures as initial conditions. For the supercritical case q>p−1+p/N, we obtain that for every nonnegative solution there exists a nonnegative Radon measure μ as initial trace and μ has some local regularity.     

Global solutions and self-similar solutions of semilinear parabolic equations with nonlinear gradient terms

In this paper we consider the Cauchy problem of semilinear parabolic equations with nonlinear gradient terms a(x)|u|^q−1u|∇u|^p. We prove the existence of global solutions and self-similar solutions for small initial data. Moreover, for a class of initial data we show that the global solutions behave asymptotically like self-similar solutions as t→∞.     

Marcinkiewicz estimates for degenerate parabolic equations with measure data

We consider solutions to degenerate parabolic equations with measurable coefficients, having on the right-hand side a measure satisfying a suitable density condition; we prove integrability results for the gradient in the Marcinkiewicz scale.     

Lipschitz bounds for solutions of quasilinear parabolic equations in one space variable

We bound the modulus of continuity of solutions to quasilinear parabolic equations in one space variable in terms of the initial modulus of continuity and elapsed time. In particular we characterize those equations for which the Lipschitz constants of solutions can be bounded in terms of their initial oscillation and elapsed time.     

Preservation of convexity of solutions to parabolic equations

In the present paper we find necessary and sufficient conditions on the coefficients of a parabolic equation for convexity to be preserved. A parabolic equation is said to preserve convexity if given a convex initial condition, any solution of moderate growth remains a convex function of the spatial variables for each fixed time.     

Strong full bounded solutions of nonlinear parabolic equations with nonlinear boundary conditions

We study the existence of (generalized) bounded solutions existing for all times for nonlinear parabolic equations with nonlinear boundary conditions on a domain that is bounded in space and unbounded in time (the entire real line). We give a counterexample which shows that a (weak) maximum principle does not hold in general for linear problems defined on the entire real line in time. We consider a boundedness condition at minus infinity to establish (one-sided) L^∞-a priori estimates for solutions to linear boundary value problems and derive a weak maximum principle which is valid on the entire real line in time. We then take up the case of nonlinear problems with (possibly) nonlinear boundary conditions. By using comparison techniques, some (delicate) a priori estimates obtained herein, and nonlinear approximation methods, we prove the existence and, in some instances, positivity and uniqueness of strong full bounded solutions existing for all times.     

Existence and uniqueness of viscosity solutions for a degenerate parabolic equation associated with the infinity-Laplacian

The existence, uniqueness and regularity of viscosity solutions to the Cauchy–Dirichlet problem are proved for a degenerate nonlinear parabolic equation of the form , where denotes the so-called infinity-Laplacian given by . To do so, a coercive regularization of the equation is introduced and barrier function arguments are also employed to verify the equi-continuity of approximate solutions. Furthermore, the Cauchy problem is also studied by using the preceding results on the Cauchy–Dirichlet problem. Dedicated to the memory of our friend Kyoji Takaichi. The research of the first author was partially supported by Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects, #2004A-366.     

Global solutions for quasilinear parabolic systems

We present an approach for proving the global existence of classical solutions of certain quasilinear parabolic systems with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions in bounded domains with a smooth boundary.     

On quasilinear parabolic equations which admit global solutions for initial data with unrestricted growth

Three classes of quasilinear parabolic equations which have the common feature that their principal coefficients decay as the solution or its gradient blows up are studied. Long time existence of solutions for their Cauchy problems for initial data with arbitrary growth is established. Received September 9, 1999 / Accepted May 9, 2000 / Published online September 14, 2000     

Blow-up for semilinear parabolic equations with nonlinear memory

In this paper, we consider the semilinear parabolic equation with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions, where p, q are nonnegative constants. The blowup criteria and the blowup rate are obtained.     

Stability of perturbed nonlinear parabolic equations with Sturmian property

We study stability of an equilibrium f∗ of autonomous dynamical systems under asymptotically small perturbations of the equation. We show that such stability takes place if the domain of attraction of the equilibrium f∗ contains a one-parametric ordered family . In the stability analysis we need a special S-relation (a kind of “restricted partial ordering”) to be preserved relative to the family . This S-relation is inherited from the Sturmian zero set properties for linear parabolic equations. As main applications, we prove stability of the self-similar blow-up behaviour for the porous medium equation, the p-Laplacian equation and the dual porous medium equation in with nonlinear lower-order perturbations. For such one-dimensional parabolic equations the S-relation is Sturm's Theorem on the nonincrease of the number of intersections between the solutions and particular solutions with initial data in . This Sturmian property plays a key role and is true for the unperturbed PME, but is not true for perturbed equations.     

Global existence and asymptotic behavior of solutions for nonlinear parabolic equations on unbounded domains

We study the existence and the asymptotic behavior of positive solutions for the parabolic equation on D×(0,∞), where is a some unbounded domain in and V belongs to a new parabolic class J^∞ of singular potentials generalizing the well-known parabolic Kato class at infinity P^∞ introduced recently by Zhang. We also show that the choice of this class is essentially optimal.     

Periodic solutions for doubly nonlinear evolution equations

We discuss the existence of periodic solution for the doubly nonlinear evolution equation A(u^′(t))+∂?(u(t))∋f(t) governed by a maximal monotone operator A and a subdifferential operator ∂? in a Hilbert space H. As the corresponding Cauchy problem cannot be expected to be uniquely solvable, the standard approach based on the Poincaré map may genuinely fail. In order to overcome this difficulty, we firstly address some approximate problems relying on a specific approximate periodicity condition. Then, periodic solutions for the original problem are obtained by establishing energy estimates and by performing a limiting procedure. As a by-product, a structural stability analysis is presented for the periodic problem and an application to nonlinear PDEs is provided.