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The free boundary for semilinear problems with highly oscillating singular terms (2405.10418v2)

Published 16 May 2024 in math.AP

Abstract: We investigate general semilinear (obstacle-like) problems of the form $\Delta u = f(u)$, where $f(u)$ has a singularity/jump at ${u=0}$ giving rise to a free boundary. Unlike many works on such equations where $f$ is approximately homogeneous near $u = 0$, we work under assumptions allowing for highly oscillatory behavior. We establish the $C\infty$ regularity of the free boundary $\partial {u>0}$ at flat points. Our approach is to first establish that flat free boundaries are Lipschitz, using a comparison argument with the Kelvin transform. For higher regularity, we study the highly degenerate PDE satisfied by ratios of derivatives of $u$, using changes of variable and then the hodograph transform. Along the way, we prove and make use of new Caffarelli-Peral type $W{1, p}$ estimates for such degenerate equations. Much of our approach appears new even in the case of Alt-Phillips and classical obstacle problems.

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