Abstract
We prove symmetry for a multi-phase overdetermined problem, with nonlinear governing equations. The most simple form of our problem (in the two-phase case) is as follows: For a bounded
C1 domain
Ω⊂Rn (
n≥2) let
u+ be the Green's function (for the
p-Laplace operator) with pole at some interior point (origin, say), and
u− the Green's function in the exterior with pole at infinity. If for some strictly increasing function
F(t) (with some growth assumption) the condition
∂νu+=F(∂νu−) holds on the boundary
∂Ω, then
Ω is necessarily a ball. We prove the more general multi-phase analog of this problem.
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Ceni Babaoglu
Dept. of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Maslak-Istanbul, Turkey
ceni@itu.edu.tr
Henrik Shahgholian
Dept. of Mathematics, Royal Institute of Technology, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden
henriksh@math.kth.seSuggested citation
C. Babaoglu, H. Shahgholian. “Symmetry in Multi-Phase Overdetermined Problems.” Journal of Convex Analysis 18 (2011), No. 4, 1013–1024. https://doi.org/10.68381/jca18062
Published by Heldermann Verlag, 2011. Rights now held by Banach Press.