Convexity for a parabolic fully nonlinear free boundary problem with singular term (2402.02991v1)

Abstract: In this paper, we study a parabolic free boundary problem in an exterior domain $$\begin{cases} F(D^2u)-\partial_tu=u^a\chi_{{u>0}}&\text{in }(\mathbb R^n\setminus K)\times(0,\infty),\ u=u_0&\text{on }{t=0},\ |\nabla u|=u=0&\text{on }\partial\Omega\cap(\mathbb R^n\times(0,\infty)),\ u=1&\text{in }K\times[0,\infty).\end{cases}$$ Here, $a$ belongs to the interval $(-1,0)$, $K$ is a (given) convex compact set in $\mathbb R^n$, $\Omega={u>0}\supset K\times(0,\infty)$ is an unknown set, and $F$ denotes a fully nonlinear operator. Assuming a suitable condition on the initial value $u_0$, we prove the existence of a nonnegative quasiconcave solution to the aforementioned problem, which exhibits monotone non-decreasing behavior over time.