Stable solutions of semilinear elliptic problems in convex domains |
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Authors: | X. Cabré S. Chanillo |
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Affiliation: | (1) Analyse Numérique, Université Paris VI, 4, place Jussieu, Tour 55, F-75252 Paris Cedex 05, France, e-mail: cabre@ann.jussieu.fr, FR;(2) Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA, e-mail: chanillo@math.rutgers.edu, US |
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Abstract: | In this note, we consider semilinear equations , with zero Dirichlet boundary condition, for smooth and nonnegative f, in smooth, bounded, strictly convex domains of . We study positive classical solutions that are semi-stable. A solution u is said to be semi-stable if the linearized operator at u is nonnegative definite. We show that in dimension two, any positive semi-stable solution has a unique, nondegenerate, critical point. This point is necessarily the maximum of u. As a consequence, all level curves of u are simple, smooth and closed. Moreover, the nondegeneracy of the critical point implies that the level curves are strictly convex in a neighborhood of the maximum of u. Some extensions of this result to higher dimensions are also discussed. |
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Keywords: | . Semilinear elliptic equations level lines convex domains. |
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