Introduction and main results
In this paper, we consider the semilinear Hardy-Hénon parabolic equation
u t = Δ u + ∣ x ∣ l ∣ u ∣ α u , (1) u_t=\Delta u+|x|^{l}|u|^{\alpha}u, \tag*{(1)} u t = Δ u + ∣ x ∣ l ∣ u ∣ α u , (1)
with initial data
u ( 0 ) = u 0 ≥ 0 , (2) u(0)=u_0\ge0, \tag*{(2)} u ( 0 ) = u 0 ≥ 0 , (2)
where u = u ( t , x ) u=u(t,x) u = u ( t , x ) , ( t , x ) ∈ ( 0 , T ) × D (t,x)\in(0,T)\times D ( t , x ) ∈ ( 0 , T ) × D , T > 0 T>0 T > 0 , D = R N D=\mathbb{R}^{N} D = R N if l ≥ 0 l\ge0 l ≥ 0 , D = R N ∖ { 0 } D=\mathbb{R}^{N}\setminus\{0\} D = R N ∖ { 0 } if l < 0 l<0 l < 0 , N ∈ N N\in\mathbb{N} N ∈ N , l > − min { 2 , N } l>-\min\{2,N\} l > − min { 2 , N } and α > 0 \alpha>0 α > 0 . Equation (1.1) with l < 0 l<0 l < 0 is known in the literature as the Hardy parabolic equation. For l > 0 l>0 l > 0 it is known as the Hénon parabolic equation. The case l = 0 l=0 l = 0 corresponds to the standard nonlinear heat equation. The problem (1.1)–(1.2) is locally well posed in various Banach spaces; see, for example, [3 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 32 , 34 , 37 ] and the references therein. We denote by T max ( u 0 ) T_{\max}(u_0) T m a x ( u 0 ) the maximal existence time of the solution to (1.1)–(1.2). If 0 < T max ( u 0 ) < ∞ 0<T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty 0 < T m a x ( u 0 ) < ∞ , the solution is said to blow-up in finite time, whereas if T max ( u 0 ) = ∞ T_{\max}(u_0)=\infty T m a x ( u 0 ) = ∞ , it is called a global solution. By convention, we set T max ( u 0 ) = 0 T_{\max}(u_0)=0 T m a x ( u 0 ) = 0 whenever there is no local solution. The life-span of a solution refers to the maximal existence time corresponding to initial data of the form u 0 = λ φ u_0=\lambda\varphi u 0 = λ φ , where φ \varphi φ is a fixed element of the Banach space under consideration, and λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 .
For the case l = 0 l=0 l = 0 , the life-span of solutions has been extensively studied; see, for example, [17 , 24 , 26 , 34 , 35 ] . In the case l ≠ 0 l\ne0 l = 0 , lower bounds for the life-span were established in [34 ] . See also [6 , 34 ] for upper bound estimates of the life-span for certain classes of initial data.
In this paper, we investigate finite-time blow-up solutions for the case l ≠ 0 l\ne0 l = 0 . More precisely, we establish blow-up criteria for (1.1)–(1.2) and derive optimal upper bounds for the life-span of solutions corresponding to a broad class of nonnegative initial data u 0 = λ φ u_0=\lambda\varphi u 0 = λ φ , expressed in terms of the parameter λ \lambda λ and φ \varphi φ .
As is standard practice, we study (1.1)–(1.2) via the associated integral equation
u ( t ) = e t Δ u 0 + ∫ 0 t e ( t − σ ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ l ∣ u ( σ ) ∣ α u ( σ ) ] d σ (3) u(t)=e^{t\Delta}u_0+\int_0^t e^{(t-\sigma)\Delta}\left[|\cdot|^l|u(\sigma)|^\alpha u(\sigma)\right]\,d\sigma \tag*{(3)} u ( t ) = e t Δ u 0 + ∫ 0 t e ( t − σ ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ l ∣ u ( σ ) ∣ α u ( σ ) ] d σ (3)
where, for all t > 0 t>0 t > 0 , e t Δ e^{t\Delta} e t Δ denotes the heat semigroup
e t Δ f = G ( t , ⋅ ) ∗ f , (4) e^{t\Delta}f=G(t,\cdot)*f, \tag*{(4)} e t Δ f = G ( t , ⋅ ) ∗ f , (4)
with ∗ * ∗ denotes the convolution operator and
G ( t , x ) = ( 4 π t ) − N 2 e − ∣ x ∣ 2 4 t , t > 0 , x ∈ R N . (5) G(t,x)=(4\pi t)^{-\frac{N}{2}}e^{-\frac{|x|^2}{4t}},\ t>0,\ x\in\mathbb{R}^N. \tag*{(5)} G ( t , x ) = ( 4 π t ) − 2 N e − 4 t ∣ x ∣ 2 , t > 0 , x ∈ R N . (5)
A solution u u u of (3) is a mild solution of the problem (1.1)–(1.2).
In what follows, for 1 ≤ q ≤ ∞ 1\le q\le\infty 1 ≤ q ≤ ∞ , we denote by L q ( R N ) L^q(\mathbb{R}^N) L q ( R N ) the usual Lebesgue space endowed with its standard norm ∥ ⋅ ∥ L q \|\cdot\|_{L^q} ∥ ⋅ ∥ L q . We also consider the weighted Lebesgue space L γ q ( R N ) L^q_\gamma(\mathbb{R}^N) L γ q ( R N ) , consisting of all measurable functions f : R N → R f:\mathbb{R}^N\to\mathbb{R} f : R N → R such that ∣ ⋅ ∣ γ f ∈ L q ( R N ) |\cdot|^\gamma f\in L^q(\mathbb{R}^N) ∣ ⋅ ∣ γ f ∈ L q ( R N ) , and equipped with the norm ∥ f ∥ L γ q = ∥ ∣ ⋅ ∣ γ f ∥ L q \|f\|_{L^q_\gamma}=\||\cdot|^\gamma f\|_{L^q} ∥ f ∥ L γ q = ∥∣ ⋅ ∣ γ f ∥ L q , where γ ∈ R \gamma\in\mathbb{R} γ ∈ R . Finally, C 0 ( R N ) C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) C 0 ( R N ) denotes the space of continuous functions vanishing at infinity, while C b ( R N ) C_b(\mathbb{R}^N) C b ( R N ) denotes the space of continuous bounded functions on R N \mathbb{R}^N R N .
By Fujita-type results [2 , 15 , 16 , 25 , 29 ] , when α ≤ 2 + l N \alpha\le\frac{2+l}{N} α ≤ N 2 + l , problem (1.1)–(1.2) admits no nontrivial nonnegative global solution for any nontrivial nonnegative initial data, while if α > 2 + l N \alpha>\frac{2+l}{N} α > N 2 + l , there are global positive solutions. In the supercritical case α > 2 + l N \alpha>\frac{2+l}{N} α > N 2 + l , additional conditions on the initial data u 0 u_0 u 0 may still lead to a finite-time explosion. To illustrate this phenomenon, first consider the case l = 0 l=0 l = 0 . It is proved in [24 Theorem 3.2 (i), p. 372] that for α > 2 N \alpha>\frac{2}{N} α > N 2 , there exists C > 0 C>0 C > 0 such that if u 0 ∈ C b ( R N ) u_0\in C_b(\mathbb{R}^N) u 0 ∈ C b ( R N ) , u 0 ≥ 0 u_0\ge0 u 0 ≥ 0 and lim inf ∣ x ∣ → ∞ ∣ x ∣ 2 α u 0 ( x ) > C \liminf_{|x|\to\infty}|x|^{\frac{2}{\alpha}}u_0(x)>C lim inf ∣ x ∣ → ∞ ∣ x ∣ α 2 u 0 ( x ) > C , then T max ( u 0 ) < ∞ T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty T m a x ( u 0 ) < ∞ . For instance, for all α > 0 \alpha>0 α > 0 , if u 0 ∈ C b ( R N ) u_0\in C_b(\mathbb{R}^N) u 0 ∈ C b ( R N ) , u 0 ≥ 0 u_0\ge0 u 0 ≥ 0 and lim inf ∣ x ∣ → ∞ ∣ x ∣ γ u 0 ( x ) > 0 \liminf_{|x|\to\infty}|x|^\gamma u_0(x)>0 lim inf ∣ x ∣ → ∞ ∣ x ∣ γ u 0 ( x ) > 0 with γ < 2 α \gamma<\frac{2}{\alpha} γ < α 2 , then T max ( u 0 ) < ∞ T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty T m a x ( u 0 ) < ∞ , as shown in [24 ] . These results have been significantly refined in many works; see [26 , 30 , 31 , 35 ] . In particular, the authors of [35 ] extended the analysis to a broader class of initial data not covered by previous results. For instance, they showed that if u 0 ∈ C 0 ( R N ) u_0\in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) u 0 ∈ C 0 ( R N ) , u 0 ≥ 0 u_0\ge0 u 0 ≥ 0 , and u 0 ( x ) ≥ c ∣ x ∣ − 2 / α sin 2 ( log ∣ x ∣ ) u_0(x)\ge c|x|^{-2/\alpha}\sin^2(\log|x|) u 0 ( x ) ≥ c ∣ x ∣ − 2/ α sin 2 ( log ∣ x ∣ ) for all sufficiently large ∣ x ∣ |x| ∣ x ∣ , with c > 0 c>0 c > 0 large enough, then T max ( u 0 ) < ∞ T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty T m a x ( u 0 ) < ∞ . Fewer results are available in the case l ≠ 0 l\ne0 l = 0 . In the Hardy case, that is − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 -\min\{2,N\}<l<0 − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 , it is observed in [4 Remark 1.3, p. 119] that if N ≥ 3 N\ge3 N ≥ 3 and 2 + l N < α < 2 + l 2 \frac{2+l}{N}<\alpha<\frac{2+l}{2} N 2 + l < α < 2 2 + l , then there exists C > 0 C>0 C > 0 such that if u 0 ∈ C 0 ( R N ) u_0\in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) u 0 ∈ C 0 ( R N ) , u 0 > 0 u_0>0 u 0 > 0 , and lim inf ∣ x ∣ → ∞ ∣ x ∣ 2 + l α u 0 ( x ) ≥ C \liminf_{|x|\to\infty}|x|^{\frac{2+l}{\alpha}}u_0(x)\ge C lim inf ∣ x ∣ → ∞ ∣ x ∣ α 2 + l u 0 ( x ) ≥ C , one has T max ( u 0 ) < ∞ T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty T m a x ( u 0 ) < ∞ . On the other hand, when l ≥ 0 l\ge0 l ≥ 0 , corresponding to the Hénon case, Wang [37 Theorem 0.2’, p. 556] proved that for N ≥ 3 N\ge3 N ≥ 3 , if u 0 ∈ C b ( R N ) u_0\in C_b(\mathbb{R}^N) u 0 ∈ C b ( R N ) satisfies 0 ≤ u 0 ( x ) ≤ c ∣ x ∣ − l / α 0\le u_0(x)\le c|x|^{-l/\alpha} 0 ≤ u 0 ( x ) ≤ c ∣ x ∣ − l / α in R N \mathbb{R}^N R N , α ≥ α c ( l ) \alpha\ge\alpha_c(l) α ≥ α c ( l ) , (where α c ( l ) \alpha_c(l) α c ( l ) denotes the Joseph-Lundgren exponent defined in [37 equation (0.7), p. 555] ,) and lim inf ∣ x ∣ → ∞ ∣ x ∣ 2 + l α u 0 ( x ) \liminf_{|x|\to\infty}|x|^{\frac{2+l}{\alpha}}u_0(x) lim inf ∣ x ∣ → ∞ ∣ x ∣ α 2 + l u 0 ( x ) is sufficiently large, then the corresponding solution of (1.1)–(1.2) blows up in finite time. It was recently proved in [6 Theorem 5.1 (ii)] that, if l > − min { 2 , N } l>-\min\{2,N\} l > − min { 2 , N } , α > 2 + l N \alpha>\frac{2+l}{N} α > N 2 + l and 0 < γ < 2 + l α 0<\gamma<\frac{2+l}{\alpha} 0 < γ < α 2 + l , then, for any u 0 ∈ C 0 ( R N ) u_0\in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) u 0 ∈ C 0 ( R N ) satisfying u 0 ≥ 0 u_0\ge0 u 0 ≥ 0 and lim inf ∣ x ∣ → ∞ ∣ x ∣ γ u 0 ( x ) > 0 \liminf_{|x|\to\infty}|x|^\gamma u_0(x)>0 lim inf ∣ x ∣ → ∞ ∣ x ∣ γ u 0 ( x ) > 0 , we have T max ( u 0 ) < ∞ T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty T m a x ( u 0 ) < ∞ .
Throughout this paper, we let D λ D_\lambda D λ denote the dilation operator
( D λ f ) ( x ) = f ( λ x ) , ∀ λ > 0. (6) (D_\lambda f)(x)=f(\lambda x),\qquad\forall\ \lambda>0. \tag*{(6)} ( D λ f ) ( x ) = f ( λ x ) , ∀ λ > 0. (6)
For − min { 2 , N } < l < N α -\min\{2,N\}<l<N\alpha − min { 2 , N } < l < N α , we define
C l = ( 4 π ) − N 2 ∫ R N e − ∣ y ∣ 2 4 ∣ y ∣ − l α d y = ( e Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ) ( 0 ) = 2 − l α Γ ( N 2 ) Γ ( N 2 − l 2 α ) . (7) C_l=(4\pi)^{-\frac{N}{2}}\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}e^{-\frac{|y|^2}{4}}|y|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\,dy=\left(e^\Delta|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right)(0)=\frac{2^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}}{\Gamma\left(\frac{N}{2}\right)}\Gamma\left(\frac{N}{2}-\frac{l}{2\alpha}\right). \tag*{(7)} C l = ( 4 π ) − 2 N ∫ R N e − 4 ∣ y ∣ 2 ∣ y ∣ − α l d y = ( e Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ) ( 0 ) = Γ ( 2 N ) 2 − α l Γ ( 2 N − 2 α l ) . (7)
where Γ \Gamma Γ is the Euler gamma function. This constant will appear repeatedly in our analysis.
Main results on blow-up criteria
Our main results on blow-up criteria, which extend from [35 Theorem 1.7, p. 146] to l ≠ 0 l \ne0 l = 0 , are as follows. The first theorem is for the case l > 0 l > 0 l > 0 . Note that the blow-up may hold at the origin, as it may also not hold at the origin. See [21 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 13 ] .
Theorem 1.1 (Blow-up criterion for the Hénon equation). Let N ≥ 1 N \ge1 N ≥ 1 , and let l l l , α \alpha α , γ \gamma γ be real numbers satisfying
0 < l < N α , l α ≤ γ < N , 0 < α ≤ 2 + l γ . 0 < l < N\alpha,\qquad\frac{l}{\alpha} \le\gamma< N,\qquad0 < \alpha\le\frac{2+l}{\gamma}. 0 < l < N α , α l ≤ γ < N , 0 < α ≤ γ 2 + l . Let w ( x ) = ( 1 + ∣ x ∣ ) l α w(x)=(1+|x|)^{\frac{l}{\alpha}} w ( x ) = ( 1 + ∣ x ∣ ) α l and define the spaces C w ( R N ) = { ϕ ∈ C ( R N ) ; ∥ ϕ w ∥ L ∞ < ∞ } C_w(\mathbb{R}^N)=\{\phi\in C(\mathbb{R}^N);\ \|\phi w\|_{L^\infty}<\infty\} C w ( R N ) = { ϕ ∈ C ( R N ) ; ∥ ϕw ∥ L ∞ < ∞ } and L w ∞ ( R N ) = { ϕ ; ∥ ϕ w ∥ L ∞ < ∞ } L^\infty_w(\mathbb{R}^N)=\{\phi;\ \|\phi w\|_{L^\infty}<\infty\} L w ∞ ( R N ) = { ϕ ; ∥ ϕw ∥ L ∞ < ∞ } . Given u 0 ∈ C w ( R N ) u_0\in C_w(\mathbb{R}^N) u 0 ∈ C w ( R N ) , let u ∈ L l o c ∞ ( [ 0 , T max ( u 0 ) ) , L w ∞ ( R N ) ) u\in L^\infty_{\mathrm{loc}}([0,T_{\max}(u_0)),L^\infty_w(\mathbb{R}^N)) u ∈ L loc ∞ ([ 0 , T m a x ( u 0 )) , L w ∞ ( R N )) denote the maximal solution of (1.3) (by [37 Theorem 2.5, p. 565] , this solution is in fact a classical solution of (1.1)–(1.2).)
Let f ∈ C w ( R N ) f\in C_w(\mathbb{R}^N) f ∈ C w ( R N ) be such that
(i) 0 ≤ f ( x ) ≤ u 0 ( x ) 0\le f(x)\le u_0(x) 0 ≤ f ( x ) ≤ u 0 ( x ) for a.e. x ∈ R N x\in\mathbb{R}^N x ∈ R N ,
(ii) there exists K > 0 K>0 K > 0 such that
f ( x ) ≤ K ∣ x ∣ − γ for a.e. x ∈ R N . (8) f(x)\le K|x|^{-\gamma}\quad\text{for a.e. }x\in\mathbb{R}^N. \tag*{(8)} f ( x ) ≤ K ∣ x ∣ − γ for a.e. x ∈ R N . (8) Suppose there exist a sequence λ n → ∞ \lambda_n\to\infty λ n → ∞ and a function z ∈ L l o c 1 ( R N ) z\in L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^N) z ∈ L loc 1 ( R N ) , with z ≢ 0 z\not\equiv0 z ≡ 0 a.e., such that
λ n γ D λ n f → z in D ′ ( R N ) , as n → ∞ . (9) \lambda_n^\gamma D_{\lambda_n}f\to z\quad\text{in }\mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{R}^N),\quad\text{as }n\to\infty. \tag*{(9)} λ n γ D λ n f → z in D ′ ( R N ) , as n → ∞. (9) If α = 2 + l γ \alpha=\frac{2+l}{\gamma} α = γ 2 + l , assume in addition that
∥ e z ∥ L ∞ > C l ( 2 + l 2 α ) 1 α , (10) \|e^{z}\|_{L^\infty}>C_l\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}\right)^{\frac{1}{\alpha}}, \tag*{(10)} ∥ e z ∥ L ∞ > C l ( 2 α 2 + l ) α 1 , (10) where C l C_l C l is given by (1.7). Then T max ( u 0 ) < ∞ T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty T m a x ( u 0 ) < ∞ .
The second theorem is for the case l < 0 l < 0 l < 0 .
Theorem 1.2 (Blow-up criterion for the Hardy equation). Let N ≥ 1 N \ge1 N ≥ 1 , and let l l l , α \alpha α , γ \gamma γ be real numbers satisfying
− min { 2 , N } < l < 0 , 0 < γ < N , 0 < α ≤ 2 + l γ . -\min\{2,N\} < l < 0,\qquad0 < \gamma< N,\qquad0 < \alpha\le\frac{2+l}{\gamma}. − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 , 0 < γ < N , 0 < α ≤ γ 2 + l . Let u 0 ∈ C 0 ( R N ) u_0 \in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) u 0 ∈ C 0 ( R N ) , and let u ∈ C ( [ 0 , T max ( u 0 ) ) , C 0 ( R N ) ) u \in C([0,T_{\max}(u_0)),C_0(\mathbb{R}^N)) u ∈ C ([ 0 , T m a x ( u 0 )) , C 0 ( R N )) be the maximal solution of (1.3). Let f ∈ C 0 ( R N ) f \in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) f ∈ C 0 ( R N ) be a function such that
(i) 0 ≤ f ( x ) ≤ u 0 ( x ) 0 \le f(x) \le u_0(x) 0 ≤ f ( x ) ≤ u 0 ( x ) for a.e. x ∈ R N x \in\mathbb{R}^N x ∈ R N ,
(ii) there exists K > 0 K > 0 K > 0 such that
f ( x ) ≤ K ∣ x ∣ − γ for a.e. x ∈ R N . (11) f(x) \le K|x|^{-\gamma}\qquad\text{for a.e. }x \in\mathbb{R}^N. \tag*{(11)} f ( x ) ≤ K ∣ x ∣ − γ for a.e. x ∈ R N . (11) Assume there exist a sequence λ n → ∞ \lambda_n \to\infty λ n → ∞ and a function z ∈ L l o c 1 ( R N ) z \in L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^N) z ∈ L loc 1 ( R N ) , with z ≢ 0 z \not\equiv0 z ≡ 0 a.e., such that
λ n γ D λ n f → z in D ′ ( R N ) , as n → ∞ . (12) \lambda_n^\gamma D_{\lambda_n}f \to z\quad\text{in }D'(\mathbb{R}^N),\quad\text{as }n \to\infty. \tag*{(12)} λ n γ D λ n f → z in D ′ ( R N ) , as n → ∞. (12) If α = 2 + l γ \alpha= \frac{2+l}{\gamma} α = γ 2 + l , we further suppose that
( e Δ z ) ( 0 ) > C l ( 2 + l 2 α ) 1 α , (13) (e^{\Delta}z)(0) > C_l\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}\right)^{\frac{1}{\alpha}}, \tag*{(13)} ( e Δ z ) ( 0 ) > C l ( 2 α 2 + l ) α 1 , (13) where C l C_l C l is defined by (1.7). Then T max ( u 0 ) < ∞ T_{\max}(u_0) < \infty T m a x ( u 0 ) < ∞ .
(vi) Suppose that the hypotheses of Theorem 1.1 or Theorem 1.2 are satisfied and that α < 2 + l γ \alpha< \frac{2+l}{\gamma} α < γ 2 + l . Let us introduce the set
I γ = { ϕ ∈ C 0 ( R N ) ; lim inf ∣ x ∣ → ∞ ∣ x ∣ γ ϕ ( x ) > 0 } . I_\gamma=\{\phi\in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N);\ \liminf_{|x|\to\infty}|x|^\gamma\phi(x)>0\}. I γ = { ϕ ∈ C 0 ( R N ) ; ∣ x ∣ → ∞ lim inf ∣ x ∣ γ ϕ ( x ) > 0 } .
It is easy to see that if u 0 ∈ I γ u_0\in I_\gamma u 0 ∈ I γ , then there exist constants C > 0 C>0 C > 0 and ρ > 0 \rho>0 ρ > 0 such that u 0 ( x ) ≥ C ∣ x ∣ − γ u_0(x)\ge C|x|^{-\gamma} u 0 ( x ) ≥ C ∣ x ∣ − γ , for all ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ |x|\ge\rho ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ . Taking f ∈ C 0 ( R N ) f\in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) f ∈ C 0 ( R N ) such that 0 ≤ f ≤ u 0 0\le f\le u_0 0 ≤ f ≤ u 0 , f ( x ) = C ∣ x ∣ − γ f(x)=C|x|^{-\gamma} f ( x ) = C ∣ x ∣ − γ for ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ |x|\ge\rho ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ . We have, for all ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ λ |x|\ge\frac{\rho}{\lambda} ∣ x ∣ ≥ λ ρ , λ γ D λ f ( x ) = C ∣ x ∣ − γ \lambda^\gamma D_\lambda f(x)=C|x|^{-\gamma} λ γ D λ f ( x ) = C ∣ x ∣ − γ , and thus λ γ D λ f → C ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ \lambda^\gamma D_\lambda f\to C|\cdot|^{-\gamma} λ γ D λ f → C ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ in D ′ ( R N ) D'(\mathbb{R}^N) D ′ ( R N ) as λ → ∞ \lambda\to\infty λ → ∞ . Consequently, Theorem 1.1 or Theorem 1.2 , as appropriate, implies that every solution with nonnegative initial data u 0 ∈ I γ u_0\in I_\gamma u 0 ∈ I γ blows up in finite time. This recovers Theorem 5.1 (ii) of [6 ] . Our results, however, apply to a strictly larger class of initial data. Indeed, even within C 0 ( R N ) C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) C 0 ( R N ) , there exist initial data satisfying the hypotheses of Theorem 1.1 or Theorem 1.2 that do not belong to I γ I_\gamma I γ . To illustrate this point, consider a nonnegative function u 0 ∈ C 0 ( R N ) u_0\in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) u 0 ∈ C 0 ( R N ) such that, for some ρ > 0 \rho>0 ρ > 0 , u 0 ( x ) = ∣ x ∣ − γ sin 2 ( log ∣ x ∣ ) u_0(x)=|x|^{-\gamma}\sin^2(\log|x|) u 0 ( x ) = ∣ x ∣ − γ sin 2 ( log ∣ x ∣ ) for ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ |x|\ge\rho ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ . We have lim inf ∣ x ∣ → ∞ ∣ x ∣ γ u 0 ( x ) = 0 \liminf_{|x|\to\infty}|x|^\gamma u_0(x)=0 lim inf ∣ x ∣ → ∞ ∣ x ∣ γ u 0 ( x ) = 0 , and hence u 0 ∉ I γ u_0\notin I_\gamma u 0 ∈ / I γ . Moreover, if f ∈ C 0 ( R N ) f\in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) f ∈ C 0 ( R N ) such that 0 ≤ f ≤ u 0 0\le f\le u_0 0 ≤ f ≤ u 0 , f ( x ) = ∣ x ∣ − γ sin 2 ( log ∣ x ∣ ) f(x)=|x|^{-\gamma}\sin^2(\log|x|) f ( x ) = ∣ x ∣ − γ sin 2 ( log ∣ x ∣ ) for ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ |x|\ge\rho ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ , then λ γ D λ f ( x ) = ∣ x ∣ − γ sin 2 ( log ∣ x ∣ + log λ ) \lambda^\gamma D_\lambda f(x)=|x|^{-\gamma}\sin^2(\log|x|+\log\lambda) λ γ D λ f ( x ) = ∣ x ∣ − γ sin 2 ( log ∣ x ∣ + log λ ) for all ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ λ |x|\ge\frac{\rho}{\lambda} ∣ x ∣ ≥ λ ρ , and in this case we may choose λ n = e n π \lambda_n=e^{n\pi} λ n = e nπ to apply the preceding results. Therefore, this initial datum u 0 u_0 u 0 generates a solution that blows up in finite time.
(vii) Let α = 2 + l γ \alpha=\frac{2+l}{\gamma} α = γ 2 + l . Suppose f ∈ C w ( R N ) f\in C_w(\mathbb{R}^N) f ∈ C w ( R N ) or f ∈ C 0 ( R N ) f\in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) f ∈ C 0 ( R N ) is nonnegative and satisfies f ( x ) = c ∣ x ∣ − 2 + l α f(x)=c|x|^{-\frac{2+l}{\alpha}} f ( x ) = c ∣ x ∣ − α 2 + l for all ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ > 0 |x|\ge\rho>0 ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ > 0 , and with c > 0 c>0 c > 0 is large enough. Then, for every ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ λ |x|\ge\frac{\rho}{\lambda} ∣ x ∣ ≥ λ ρ , λ 2 + l α D λ f ( x ) = c ∣ x ∣ − 2 + l α \lambda^{\frac{2+l}{\alpha}}D_\lambda f(x)=c|x|^{-\frac{2+l}{\alpha}} λ α 2 + l D λ f ( x ) = c ∣ x ∣ − α 2 + l , and thus λ 2 + l α D λ f → c ∣ ⋅ ∣ − 2 + l α \lambda^{\frac{2+l}{\alpha}}D_\lambda f\to c|\cdot|^{-\frac{2+l}{\alpha}} λ α 2 + l D λ f → c ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α 2 + l in D ′ ( R N ) D'(\mathbb{R}^N) D ′ ( R N ) as λ → ∞ \lambda\to\infty λ → ∞ , so that the above results apply to any u 0 ≥ f u_0\ge f u 0 ≥ f . Moreover, if f ( x ) = c ∣ x ∣ − 2 + l α sin 2 ( log ∣ x ∣ ) f(x)=c|x|^{-\frac{2+l}{\alpha}}\sin^2(\log|x|) f ( x ) = c ∣ x ∣ − α 2 + l sin 2 ( log ∣ x ∣ ) for ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ |x|\ge\rho ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ , then λ 2 + l α D λ f ( x ) = c ∣ x ∣ − 2 + l α sin 2 ( log ∣ x ∣ + log λ ) \lambda^{\frac{2+l}{\alpha}}D_\lambda f(x)=c|x|^{-\frac{2+l}{\alpha}}\sin^2(\log|x|+\log\lambda) λ α 2 + l D λ f ( x ) = c ∣ x ∣ − α 2 + l sin 2 ( log ∣ x ∣ + log λ ) for ∣ x ∣ ≥ ρ λ |x|\ge\frac{\rho}{\lambda} ∣ x ∣ ≥ λ ρ , and in this case choosing λ n = e n π \lambda_n=e^{n\pi} λ n = e nπ allows us to apply the previous results to any u 0 ≥ f u_0\ge f u 0 ≥ f . Note that the critical case α = 2 + l γ \alpha=\frac{2+l}{\gamma} α = γ 2 + l is not considered in [6 Theorem 5.1 (ii)] .
Main results on the upper bounds of the life-span.
We now turn to life-span results. Most of the existing results are related to the standard heat equation corresponding to l = 0 l=0 l = 0 . These results investigate the asymptotic behavior of T max ( λ φ ) T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi) T m a x ( λ φ ) for nontrivial, nonnegative initial data φ \varphi φ such as λ → ∞ \lambda\to\infty λ → ∞ or λ → 0 \lambda\to0 λ → 0 . The behavior strongly depends on the class to which φ \varphi φ belongs. For example, the asymptotics of T max ( λ φ ) T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi) T m a x ( λ φ ) as λ → 0 \lambda\to0 λ → 0 differ significantly depending on whether φ ∈ C b ( R N ) \varphi\in C_b(\mathbb{R}^N) φ ∈ C b ( R N ) or φ \varphi φ is singular at the origin. Results on the asymptotic behavior of the life-span for the heat equation can be found in [17 , 22 , 24 , 33 , 34 , 35 ] and the references therein. For the general case l > − min { 2 , N } l>-\min\{2,N\} l > − min { 2 , N } , Pinsky in [28 ] considered two classes of initial data φ ∈ C b ( R N ) \varphi\in C_b(\mathbb{R}^N) φ ∈ C b ( R N ) with φ ≥ 0 \varphi\ge0 φ ≥ 0 . The first class consists of φ \varphi φ dominated by a Gaussian, and the second consists of φ \varphi φ such that there exist constants c 1 , c 2 > 0 c_1,c_2>0 c 1 , c 2 > 0 with c 1 ≤ φ ≤ c 2 c_1\le\varphi\le c_2 c 1 ≤ φ ≤ c 2 . He studied the asymptotic behavior of T max ( λ φ ) T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi) T m a x ( λ φ ) as λ → 0 \lambda\to0 λ → 0 when T max ( λ φ ) < ∞ T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)<\infty T m a x ( λ φ ) < ∞ for all λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 . The asymptotic order is shown to depend strongly on l l l , φ \varphi φ , α \alpha α and N N N . The authors of [34 ] later established several lower bound estimates for the life-span for initial data belonging to Lebesgue and weighted Lebesgue spaces, as well as C 0 ( R N ) C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) C 0 ( R N ) , without assuming non-negativity of the initial data. Since these results are necessary for obtaining the asymptotic behavior of the life-span in this paper, we briefly recall the results needed for our study.
Theorem 1.3 (Nonlinear Hardy parabolic equation [34 Theorem A.1] ). Let N ≥ 1 N \ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha> 0 α > 0 and − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 -\min\{2,N\} < l < 0 − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 . Let φ ∈ C 0 ( R N ) \varphi\in C_{0}(\mathbb{R}^{N}) φ ∈ C 0 ( R N ) , and let u ∈ C ( [ 0 , T max ( λ φ ) ) ; C 0 ( R N ) ) u \in C([0,T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi));C_{0}(\mathbb{R}^{N})) u ∈ C ([ 0 , T m a x ( λ φ )) ; C 0 ( R N )) be the maximal solution of (1.3) with initial data λ φ \lambda\varphi λ φ , λ > 0 \lambda> 0 λ > 0 . Then there exists a constant C = C ( N , l , α ) > 0 C=C(N,l,\alpha)>0 C = C ( N , l , α ) > 0 such that
T max ( λ φ ) ≥ C ( λ ∥ φ ∥ L ∞ ) − 2 α 2 + l , ∀ λ > 0. (14) T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi) \ge C(\lambda\|\varphi\|_{L^\infty})^{-\frac{2\alpha}{2+l}},
\qquad\forall\lambda>0. \tag*{(14)} T m a x ( λ φ ) ≥ C ( λ ∥ φ ∥ L ∞ ) − 2 + l 2 α , ∀ λ > 0. (14)
Theorem 1.4 (Nonlinear Hénon parabolic equation [34 Theorem B.1 and Corollary B.2] ). Let N ≥ 1 N \ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha> 0 α > 0 and 0 ≤ l < N α 0 \le l < N\alpha 0 ≤ l < N α . Let φ ∈ L l α ∞ ( R N ) \varphi\in L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}(\mathbb{R}^{N}) φ ∈ L α l ∞ ( R N ) , and let u ∈ C ( ( 0 , T max ( λ φ ) ) ; L l α ∞ ( R N ) ) u \in C((0,T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi));L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}(\mathbb{R}^{N})) u ∈ C (( 0 , T m a x ( λ φ )) ; L α l ∞ ( R N )) , lim t → 0 ∥ u ( t ) − e t Δ ∥ L l α ∞ = 0 \lim_{t\to0}\|u(t)-e^{t\Delta}\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}=0 lim t → 0 ∥ u ( t ) − e t Δ ∥ L α l ∞ = 0 be the maximal solution of (1.3) with initial data λ φ \lambda\varphi λ φ , λ > 0 \lambda> 0 λ > 0 . Then there exists a constant C = C ˉ ( N , l , α ) > 0 C=\bar C(N,l,\alpha)>0 C = C ˉ ( N , l , α ) > 0 such that
T max ( λ φ ) ≥ C ( λ ∥ φ ∥ L l α ∞ ) − α , ∀ λ > 0. (15) T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi) \ge C\left(\lambda\|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}\right)^{-\alpha},
\qquad\forall\lambda>0. \tag*{(15)} T m a x ( λ φ ) ≥ C ( λ ∥ φ ∥ L α l ∞ ) − α , ∀ λ > 0. (15)
Theorem 1.5 (Nonlinear Hardy-Hénon parabolic equation [34 Theorem C.1 and Corollary C.2] ). Let N ≥ 1 N \ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha> 0 α > 0 and − min { 2 , N } < l < N α -\min\{2,N\} < l < N\alpha − min { 2 , N } < l < N α . Let the real number γ \gamma γ be such that max { 0 , l α } < γ < min { N , 2 + l α } \max\{0,\frac{l}{\alpha}\}<\gamma<\min\{N,\frac{2+l}{\alpha}\} max { 0 , α l } < γ < min { N , α 2 + l } . Let φ ∈ L l α ∞ ( R N ) \varphi\in L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}(\mathbb{R}^{N}) φ ∈ L α l ∞ ( R N ) , and let u ∈ C ( ( 0 , T max ( λ φ ) ) ; L l α ∞ ( R N ) ) ∩ C ( ( 0 , T max ( λ φ ) ) ; L γ ∞ ( R N ) ) u \in C((0,T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi));L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}(\mathbb{R}^{N})) \cap C((0,T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi));L^\infty_\gamma(\mathbb{R}^{N})) u ∈ C (( 0 , T m a x ( λ φ )) ; L α l ∞ ( R N )) ∩ C (( 0 , T m a x ( λ φ )) ; L γ ∞ ( R N )) , lim t → 0 ∥ u ( t ) − e t Δ ∥ L γ ∞ = 0 \lim_{t\to0}\|u(t)-e^{t\Delta}\|_{L^\infty_\gamma}=0 lim t → 0 ∥ u ( t ) − e t Δ ∥ L γ ∞ = 0 be the maximal solution of (1.3) with initial data λ φ \lambda\varphi λ φ , λ > 0 \lambda> 0 λ > 0 , where r r r and ν \nu ν are suitably chosen. Then there exists a constant C = C ( N , l , α , γ ) > 0 C=C(N,l,\alpha,\gamma)>0 C = C ( N , l , α , γ ) > 0 such that
T max ( λ φ ) ≥ C ( λ ∥ φ ∥ L γ ∞ ) − ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 , ∀ λ > 0. (16) T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi) \ge C\left(\lambda\|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_\gamma}\right)^{-\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}},
\qquad\forall\lambda>0. \tag*{(16)} T m a x ( λ φ ) ≥ C ( λ ∥ φ ∥ L γ ∞ ) − ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 , ∀ λ > 0. (16)
We now study upper bounds for the life-span. The upper bounds results for the life-span with l ≠ 0 l\ne0 l = 0 are derived via scaling arguments in [34 Proposition C.3, p. 621] , but only under the restrictive assumptions l > − min { 2 , N } l>-\min\{2,N\} l > − min { 2 , N } , max { 0 , l N } < α < 2 + l N \max\{0,\frac{l}{N}\}<\alpha<\frac{2+l}{N} max { 0 , N l } < α < N 2 + l and max { 0 , l α } < γ < N \max\{0,\frac{l}{\alpha}\}<\gamma<N max { 0 , α l } < γ < N ; moreover, the corresponding estimates do not provide explicit constants. Our results complete the study of the lower bounds for the life-span initiated in [34 ] for (1.1)–(1.2), and allow us to analyze the asymptotic behavior of T max ( λ φ ) T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi) T m a x ( λ φ ) both as λ → ∞ \lambda\to\infty λ → ∞ and as λ → 0 \lambda\to0 λ → 0 . Moreover, as in [34 ] , and in contrast to many life-span estimates in the literature, our upper bounds not only characterize the dependence on λ \lambda λ but also provide a precise quantification of the dependence on the initial profile φ \varphi φ .
We distinguish between large and small values of λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 . We begin with the case of large λ \lambda λ . The corresponding results are stated below.
Theorem 1.6. Let N ≥ 1 N \ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha> 0 α > 0 and 0 < l < N α 0 < l < N\alpha 0 < l < N α . Let φ ∈ L l α ∞ ( R N ) \varphi\in L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}(\mathbb{R}^{N}) φ ∈ L α l ∞ ( R N ) , φ ≥ 0 \varphi\ge0 φ ≥ 0 and φ ≢ 0 \varphi\not\equiv0 φ ≡ 0 . It follows that T max ( λ φ ) < ∞ T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)<\infty T m a x ( λ φ ) < ∞ for all sufficiently large λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 , and
lim sup λ → ∞ λ α T max ( λ φ ) ≤ 1 α ( ∥ e Δ ⋅ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ∥ L l α ∞ ∥ φ ∥ L l α ∞ ) α . \limsup_{\lambda\to\infty}\lambda^\alpha T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\le\frac{1}{\alpha}\left(\frac{\|e^\Delta\cdot|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}}{\|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}}\right)^\alpha. λ → ∞ lim sup λ α T m a x ( λ φ ) ≤ α 1 ∥ φ ∥ L α l ∞ ∥ e Δ ⋅ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ∥ L α l ∞ α .
The equivalence (1.17) relies on the lower bound estimate (1.15), which is obtained from the well-posedness theory in L l ∞ ( R N ) L^\infty_l(\mathbb{R}^N) L l ∞ ( R N ) . This naturally raises the question of whether the problem (1.3) with l > 0 l>0 l > 0 is also well posed in the usual space L ∞ ( R N ) L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^N) L ∞ ( R N ) . The following argument shows that this is not the case. Let N ≥ 1 N\ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha>0 α > 0 and l > 0 l>0 l > 0 . Arguing by contradiction and assume that for every u 0 ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) u_0\in L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^N) u 0 ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) there exist T ( u 0 ) > 0 T(u_0)>0 T ( u 0 ) > 0 and a solution u ∈ C ( ( 0 , T ( u 0 ) ] ; L ∞ ( R N ) ) u\in C((0,T(u_0)];L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^N)) u ∈ C (( 0 , T ( u 0 )] ; L ∞ ( R N )) of (1.3). Take u 0 ≡ 1 u_0\equiv1 u 0 ≡ 1 . Then, for any t ∈ ( 0 , T ( u 0 ) ] t\in(0,T(u_0)] t ∈ ( 0 , T ( u 0 )] , (1.3) gives
u ( t ) ≥ ∫ 0 t e ( t − σ ) Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ l d σ . u(t)\ge\int_0^t e^{(t-\sigma)\Delta}|\cdot|^l\,d\sigma. u ( t ) ≥ ∫ 0 t e ( t − σ ) Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ l d σ .
Using the heat kernel representation and the reverse triangle inequality, we obtain
u ( t , x ) ≥ ( ∣ x ∣ − 1 ) l ∫ 0 t ∫ ∣ z ∣ ≤ 1 G ( t − σ , z ) d z d σ → ∞ , as ∣ x ∣ → ∞ , u(t,x)\ge(|x|-1)^l\int_0^t\int_{|z|\le1}G(t-\sigma,z)\,dz\,d\sigma\to\infty,\quad\text{as }|x|\to\infty, u ( t , x ) ≥ ( ∣ x ∣ − 1 ) l ∫ 0 t ∫ ∣ z ∣ ≤ 1 G ( t − σ , z ) d z d σ → ∞ , as ∣ x ∣ → ∞ ,
which contradicts the fact that u ( t ) ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) u(t)\in L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^N) u ( t ) ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) .
Theorem 1.7. Let N ≥ 1 N\ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha>0 α > 0 , − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 -\min\{2,N\}<l<0 − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 , and let C l C_l C l be given by (1.7). Let φ ∈ C 0 ( R N ) \varphi\in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) φ ∈ C 0 ( R N ) , φ ≥ 0 \varphi\ge0 φ ≥ 0 and φ ( 0 ) ≠ 0 \varphi(0)\ne0 φ ( 0 ) = 0 . Then, for sufficiently large λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 , the existence time of the maximal solution of (1.3) with initial data u 0 = λ φ u_0=\lambda\varphi u 0 = λ φ satisfies T max ( λ φ ) < ∞ T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)<\infty T m a x ( λ φ ) < ∞ . In addition, one obtains the following upper bound:
lim sup λ → ∞ λ 2 α 2 + l T max ( λ φ ) ≤ ( 2 + l 2 α ) 2 2 + l ( C l φ ( 0 ) ) 2 α 2 + l . (18) \limsup_{\lambda\to\infty}\lambda^{\frac{2\alpha}{2+l}}T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\le\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}\right)^{\frac{2}{2+l}}\left(\frac{C_l}{\varphi(0)}\right)^{\frac{2\alpha}{2+l}}. \tag*{(18)} λ → ∞ lim sup λ 2 + l 2 α T m a x ( λ φ ) ≤ ( 2 α 2 + l ) 2 + l 2 ( φ ( 0 ) C l ) 2 + l 2 α . (18)
Remark 4. Let N ≥ 1 N\ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha>0 α > 0 and − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 -\min\{2,N\}<l<0 − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 . Combining Theorem 1.3 and Theorem 1.7 , we obtain
T max ( λ φ ) ∼ λ − 2 α 2 + l , λ → ∞ , T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\sim\lambda^{-\frac{2\alpha}{2+l}},\quad\lambda\to\infty, T m a x ( λ φ ) ∼ λ − 2 + l 2 α , λ → ∞ ,
for all φ ∈ C 0 ( R N ) \varphi\in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) φ ∈ C 0 ( R N ) satisfying φ ≥ 0 \varphi\ge0 φ ≥ 0 and φ ( 0 ) ≠ 0 \varphi(0)\ne0 φ ( 0 ) = 0 .
Theorem 1.8. Let N ≥ 1 N\ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha>0 α > 0 , 0 < l < N α 0<l<N\alpha 0 < l < N α , and let C l C_l C l be as defined in (1.7). Let l α ≤ γ < min { N , 2 + l α } \frac{l}{\alpha}\le\gamma<\min\left\{N,\frac{2+l}{\alpha}\right\} α l ≤ γ < min { N , α 2 + l } and let ω ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) \omega\in L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^N) ω ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) be homogeneous of degree 0 0 0 , ω ≥ 0 \omega\ge0 ω ≥ 0 and ω ≢ 0 \omega\not\equiv0 ω ≡ 0 . Assume that φ ∈ L l o c 1 ( R N ) \varphi\in L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^N) φ ∈ L loc 1 ( R N ) , φ ≥ 0 \varphi\ge0 φ ≥ 0 , satisfies
φ ( x ) ≥ ω ( x ) ∣ x ∣ − γ , for ∣ x ∣ ≤ ε , \varphi(x)\ge\omega(x)|x|^{-\gamma},\quad\text{for }|x|\le\varepsilon, φ ( x ) ≥ ω ( x ) ∣ x ∣ − γ , for ∣ x ∣ ≤ ε , for some ε > 0 \varepsilon>0 ε > 0 . Then, T max ( λ φ ) < ∞ T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)<\infty T m a x ( λ φ ) < ∞ for all sufficiently large λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 , and
lim sup λ → ∞ λ ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 T max ( λ φ ) ≤ ( 2 + l 2 α ) ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 [ C l ∥ e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ∥ L ∞ ] ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 . \limsup_{\lambda\to\infty}\lambda^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}}T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\le\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}\right)^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}}\left[\frac{C_l}{\|e^{\Delta}(\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma})\|_{L^\infty}}\right]^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}}. λ → ∞ lim sup λ ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 T m a x ( λ φ ) ≤ ( 2 α 2 + l ) ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 [ ∥ e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ∥ L ∞ C l ] ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 .
Remark 5.
Let N ≥ 1 N\ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha>0 α > 0 and 0 < l < N α 0<l<N\alpha 0 < l < N α . Let l α < γ < min { N , 2 + l α } \frac{l}{\alpha}<\gamma<\min\left\{N,\frac{2+l}{\alpha}\right\} α l < γ < min { N , α 2 + l } and let φ \varphi φ as in Theorem 1.8 such that φ ∈ L γ ∞ ( R N ) \varphi\in L^\infty_\gamma(\mathbb{R}^N) φ ∈ L γ ∞ ( R N ) . Then, Theorem 1.5 and Theorem 1.8 together show that
T max ( λ φ ) ∼ λ − ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 , λ → ∞ . T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\sim\lambda^{-\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}},\quad\lambda\to\infty. T m a x ( λ φ ) ∼ λ − ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 , λ → ∞.
Let N ≥ 1 N\ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha>0 α > 0 and 0 < l < N α 0<l<N\alpha 0 < l < N α . Let γ = l α \gamma=\frac{l}{\alpha} γ = α l and let φ \varphi φ as in Theorem 1.8 such that φ ∈ L l / α ∞ ( R N ) \varphi\in L^\infty_{l/\alpha}(\mathbb{R}^N) φ ∈ L l / α ∞ ( R N ) . Then, Theorem 1.4 and Theorem 1.8 together show that
T max ( λ φ ) ∼ λ − α , λ → ∞ , T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\sim\lambda^{-\alpha},\quad\lambda\to\infty, T m a x ( λ φ ) ∼ λ − α , λ → ∞ ,
in agreement with the equivalence (1.17).
Proposition C.3 in [34 ] provides an upper bound with the same rate in λ \lambda λ , but this result holds only in the subcritical case, that is, when α < 2 + l N \alpha< \frac{2+l}{N} α < N 2 + l , and further assumes that γ > l α \gamma> \frac{l}{\alpha} γ > α l .
Theorem 1.9. Let N ≥ 1 N \ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha> 0 α > 0 , − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 -\min\{2,N\} < l < 0 − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 , and let C l C_l C l be given by (1.7). Let 0 < γ < min { N , 2 + l α } 0 < \gamma< \min\{N,\frac{2+l}{\alpha}\} 0 < γ < min { N , α 2 + l } and let ω ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) \omega\in L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^N) ω ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) be homogeneous of degree 0, ω ≥ 0 \omega\ge0 ω ≥ 0 and ω ≢ 0 \omega\not\equiv0 ω ≡ 0 . Assume that φ ∈ L l o c 1 ( R N ) \varphi\in L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^N) φ ∈ L loc 1 ( R N ) , φ ≥ 0 \varphi\ge0 φ ≥ 0 , satisfies
φ ( x ) ≥ ω ( x ) ∣ x ∣ − γ , for ∣ x ∣ ≤ ε , \varphi(x) \ge\omega(x)|x|^{-\gamma}, \qquad\text{for } |x| \le\varepsilon, φ ( x ) ≥ ω ( x ) ∣ x ∣ − γ , for ∣ x ∣ ≤ ε , for some ε > 0 \varepsilon> 0 ε > 0 . Then, T max ( λ φ ) < ∞ T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi) < \infty T m a x ( λ φ ) < ∞ for all sufficiently large λ > 0 \lambda> 0 λ > 0 , and
lim sup λ → ∞ λ ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 T max ( λ φ ) ≤ ( 2 + l 2 α ) ( 2 + l 2 α − α γ 2 α ) − 1 [ C l e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ( 0 ) ] ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 . \limsup_{\lambda\to\infty}\lambda^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}}T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)
\le\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}\right)^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\alpha\gamma}{2\alpha}\right)^{-1}}
\left[\frac{C_l}{e^{\Delta(\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma})(0)}}\right]^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}}. λ → ∞ lim sup λ ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 T m a x ( λ φ ) ≤ ( 2 α 2 + l ) ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 α α γ ) − 1 [ e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ( 0 ) C l ] ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 .
We now turn to the case of small λ \lambda λ . The following results hold.
Theorem 1.10. Let N ≥ 1 N \ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha> 0 α > 0 , 0 < l < N α 0 < l < N\alpha 0 < l < N α , and let C l C_l C l be as defined in (1.7). Let l α < γ < min { N , 2 + l α } \frac{l}{\alpha} < \gamma< \min\{N,\frac{2+l}{\alpha}\} α l < γ < min { N , α 2 + l } and let ω ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) \omega\in L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^N) ω ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) be homogeneous of degree 0, ω ≥ 0 \omega\ge0 ω ≥ 0 and ω ≢ 0 \omega\not\equiv0 ω ≡ 0 . Assume that φ ∈ L l o c 1 ( R N ) \varphi\in L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^N) φ ∈ L loc 1 ( R N ) , φ ≥ 0 \varphi\ge0 φ ≥ 0 , satisfies
φ ( x ) ≥ ω ( x ) ∣ x ∣ − γ , for ∣ x ∣ ≥ R , \varphi(x) \ge\omega(x)|x|^{-\gamma}, \qquad\text{for } |x| \ge R, φ ( x ) ≥ ω ( x ) ∣ x ∣ − γ , for ∣ x ∣ ≥ R , for some R > 0 R > 0 R > 0 . Then, T max ( λ φ ) < ∞ T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi) < \infty T m a x ( λ φ ) < ∞ for all λ > 0 \lambda> 0 λ > 0 , and
lim sup λ → 0 λ ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 T max ( λ φ ) ≤ ( 2 + l 2 α ) ( 2 + l 2 α − α γ 2 α ) − 1 [ C l ∥ e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ∥ L ∞ ] ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 . \limsup_{\lambda\to0}\lambda^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}}T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)
\le\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}\right)^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\alpha\gamma}{2\alpha}\right)^{-1}}
\left[\frac{C_l}{\|e^{\Delta(\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma})}\|_{L^\infty}}\right]^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}}. λ → 0 lim sup λ ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 T m a x ( λ φ ) ≤ ( 2 α 2 + l ) ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 α α γ ) − 1 [ ∥ e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ∥ L ∞ C l ] ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 .
Theorem 1.11. Let N ≥ 1 N \ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha> 0 α > 0 , − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 -\min\{2,N\} < l < 0 − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 , and let C l C_l C l be given by (7) . Let 0 < γ < min { N , 2 + l α } 0 < \gamma< \min\{N,\frac{2+l}{\alpha}\} 0 < γ < min { N , α 2 + l } and let ω ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) \omega\in L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^N) ω ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) be homogeneous of degree 0 0 0 , ω ≥ 0 \omega\ge0 ω ≥ 0 and ω ≢ 0 \omega\not\equiv0 ω ≡ 0 . Assume that φ ∈ L l o c 1 ( R N ) \varphi\in L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^N) φ ∈ L loc 1 ( R N ) , φ ≥ 0 \varphi\ge0 φ ≥ 0 , satisfies
φ ( x ) ≥ ω ( x ) ∣ x ∣ − γ , for ∣ x ∣ ≥ R , \varphi(x) \ge\omega(x)|x|^{-\gamma}, \qquad\text{for } |x| \ge R, φ ( x ) ≥ ω ( x ) ∣ x ∣ − γ , for ∣ x ∣ ≥ R , for some R > 0 R > 0 R > 0 . Then T max ( λ φ ) < ∞ T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi) < \infty T m a x ( λ φ ) < ∞ for all λ > 0 \lambda> 0 λ > 0 , and
lim sup λ → 0 λ ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 T max ( λ φ ) ≤ ( 2 + l 2 α ) ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 [ C l e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ( 0 ) ] ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 . \limsup_{\lambda\to0} \lambda^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}} T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi) \le\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}\right)^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}} \left[\frac{C_l}{e^{\Delta(\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma})(0)}}\right]^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}}. λ → 0 lim sup λ ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 T m a x ( λ φ ) ≤ ( 2 α 2 + l ) ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 [ e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ( 0 ) C l ] ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 .
Remark 8.
Let N ≥ 1 N \ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha> 0 α > 0 and − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 -\min\{2,N\} < l < 0 − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 . Let 0 < γ < min { N , 2 + l α } 0 < \gamma< \min\{N,\frac{2+l}{\alpha}\} 0 < γ < min { N , α 2 + l } and let φ \varphi φ as in Theorem 1.11 be such that φ ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) \varphi\in L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^N) φ ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) . Then, Theorems 1.5 and 1.11 together imply that
T max ( λ φ ) ∼ λ − ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 , λ → 0. T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi) \sim\lambda^{-\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}}, \qquad\lambda\to0. T m a x ( λ φ ) ∼ λ − ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 , λ → 0.
Proposition C.3 in [34 ] provides an upper bound with the same rate for λ \lambda λ , but this result is valid only in the subcritical case.
In [6 Remark 5.2] , the authors showed that λ ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 T max ( λ φ ) ≤ C \lambda^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}} T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi) \le C λ ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 T m a x ( λ φ ) ≤ C for sufficiently small λ > 0 \lambda> 0 λ > 0 , and φ = ( 1 + ∣ ⋅ ∣ 2 ) − γ 2 \varphi= (1+|\cdot|^2)^{-\frac{\gamma}{2}} φ = ( 1 + ∣ ⋅ ∣ 2 ) − 2 γ . C > 0 C > 0 C > 0 is a constant not specified.
In proving our results, we draw on the ideas of [6 ] , [34 ] , and [35 ] . However, these arguments cannot be directly adapted to our setting, and new techniques are needed to establish the blow-up results and derive the upper bound estimates.
The remainder of the paper is organized as follows. In § 2 , we establish the necessary conditions for the local existence. In § 3 , we prove the blow-up criteria stated in Theorems 1.1 and 1.2 . Finally, § 4 is devoted to establishing the upper bound estimates stated in Theorems 1.6 –1.11 .
Throughout this paper, for positive functions f f f and g g g , we write f ( x ) ∼ g ( x ) f(x) \sim g(x) f ( x ) ∼ g ( x ) as x → x 0 x \to x_0 x → x 0 if there exist two positive constants C 1 C_1 C 1 and C 2 C_2 C 2 such that C 1 g ( x ) ≤ f ( x ) ≤ C 2 g ( x ) C_1g(x) \le f(x) \le C_2g(x) C 1 g ( x ) ≤ f ( x ) ≤ C 2 g ( x ) , for all x x x in a neighborhood of x 0 x_0 x 0 .
Necessary conditions for the existence
In this section, we give the necessary conditions for the existence of a nonnegative solution to (3) . Similar conditions were obtained in [38 Theorem 1, p. 546] for the case l = 0 l = 0 l = 0 , that is, for the classical nonlinear heat equation. We begin by recalling the following lemma from [1 Theorem 2.12, p. 27] .
Lemma 2.1 (A Reverse Hölder inequality). Let Ω \Omega Ω be a subset of R N \mathbb{R}^N R N and let p ∈ ( 1 , ∞ ) p \in(1,\infty) p ∈ ( 1 , ∞ ) . Suppose that f , g ∈ L 1 ( Ω ) f,g \in L^1(\Omega) f , g ∈ L 1 ( Ω ) and ∣ g ∣ > 0 |g| > 0 ∣ g ∣ > 0 a.e. in Ω \Omega Ω . Then,
∫ Ω ∣ f ( y ) ∣ p ∣ g ( y ) ∣ 1 − p d y ≥ ( ∫ Ω ∣ f ( y ) ∣ d y ) p ( ∫ Ω ∣ g ( y ) ∣ d y ) 1 − p . \int_\Omega|f(y)|^p|g(y)|^{1-p}\,dy \ge\left(\int_\Omega|f(y)|\,dy\right)^p \left(\int_\Omega|g(y)|\,dy\right)^{1-p}. ∫ Ω ∣ f ( y ) ∣ p ∣ g ( y ) ∣ 1 − p d y ≥ ( ∫ Ω ∣ f ( y ) ∣ d y ) p ( ∫ Ω ∣ g ( y ) ∣ d y ) 1 − p .
We also recall the commutation relation between D λ D_\lambda D λ and the heat semigroup on R N \mathbb{R}^N R N .
D λ e τ λ 2 Δ = e τ Δ D λ , ∀ λ > 0 , τ > 0. (19) D_\lambda e^{\tau\lambda^2\Delta} = e^{\tau\Delta}D_\lambda,\qquad\forall\lambda> 0,\quad\tau> 0. \tag*{(19)} D λ e τ λ 2 Δ = e τ Δ D λ , ∀ λ > 0 , τ > 0. (19)
In particular, we have
D t e t Δ = e Δ D t , ∀ t > 0. (20) D_{\sqrt{t}}e^{t\Delta} = e^\Delta D_{\sqrt{t}},\qquad\forall t > 0. \tag*{(20)} D t e t Δ = e Δ D t , ∀ t > 0. (20)
We have the following result.
Proposition 2.2. Let N ≥ 1 N \ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha> 0 α > 0 , 0 ≤ l < N α 0 \le l < N\alpha 0 ≤ l < N α and C l C_l C l the constant defined in (1.7). Let u 0 ≥ 0 u_0 \ge0 u 0 ≥ 0 be a locally integrable function on R N \mathbb{R}^N R N , and let T max ( u 0 ) T_{\max}(u_0) T m a x ( u 0 ) denote the maximal existence time of a nonnegative solution u u u to (1.3) on ( 0 , T max ( u 0 ) ) × R N (0,T_{\max}(u_0)) \times\mathbb{R}^N ( 0 , T m a x ( u 0 )) × R N . Then,
(a) for all ( t , x ) ∈ ( 0 , T max ( u 0 ) ) × R N (t,x) \in(0,T_{\max}(u_0)) \times\mathbb{R}^N ( t , x ) ∈ ( 0 , T m a x ( u 0 )) × R N , we have
2 2 + l α t 2 + l 2 [ ( e t Δ u 0 ) ( x ) ] α ≤ C l α . (21) \frac{2}{2+l}\alpha t^{\frac{2+l}{2}}\left[(e^{t\Delta}u_0)(x)\right]^\alpha\le C_l^\alpha. \tag*{(21)} 2 + l 2 α t 2 2 + l [ ( e t Δ u 0 ) ( x ) ] α ≤ C l α . (21) Consequently,
2 2 + l α t 2 + l 2 ∥ e t Δ u 0 ∥ L ∞ α ≤ C l α , (22) \frac{2}{2+l}\alpha t^{\frac{2+l}{2}}\|e^{t\Delta}u_0\|_{L^\infty}^\alpha\le C_l^\alpha, \tag*{(22)} 2 + l 2 α t 2 2 + l ∥ e t Δ u 0 ∥ L ∞ α ≤ C l α , (22) for all t ∈ ( 0 , T max ( u 0 ) ) t \in(0,T_{\max}(u_0)) t ∈ ( 0 , T m a x ( u 0 )) .
(b) If 0 < T max ( u 0 ) < ∞ 0 < T_{\max}(u_0) < \infty 0 < T m a x ( u 0 ) < ∞ , then
2 2 + l α ( T max ( u 0 ) ) 2 + l 2 ∥ e T max ( u 0 ) Δ u 0 ∥ L ∞ α ≤ C l α . (23) \frac{2}{2+l}\alpha\left(T_{\max}(u_0)\right)^{\frac{2+l}{2}}\|e^{T_{\max}(u_0)\Delta}u_0\|_{L^\infty}^\alpha\le C_l^\alpha. \tag*{(23)} 2 + l 2 α ( T m a x ( u 0 ) ) 2 2 + l ∥ e T m a x ( u 0 ) Δ u 0 ∥ L ∞ α ≤ C l α . (23) (c) If 0 < T max ( u 0 ) < ∞ 0 < T_{\max}(u_0) < \infty 0 < T m a x ( u 0 ) < ∞ , u 0 = λ φ u_0 = \lambda\varphi u 0 = λ φ with λ > 0 \lambda> 0 λ > 0 , then
λ α 2 2 + l α ( T max ( λ φ ) ) 2 + l 2 ∥ e T max ( λ φ ) Δ φ ∥ L ∞ α ≤ C l α . (24) \lambda^\alpha\frac{2}{2+l}\alpha\left(T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\right)^{\frac{2+l}{2}}\|e^{T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\Delta}\varphi\|_{L^\infty}^\alpha\le C_l^\alpha. \tag*{(24)} λ α 2 + l 2 α ( T m a x ( λ φ ) ) 2 2 + l ∥ e T m a x ( λ φ ) Δ φ ∥ L ∞ α ≤ C l α . (24) Proof. (a) The case l = 0 l = 0 l = 0 has been treated in [38 Theorem 1, p. 546] , whereas the case 0 < l < N α 0 < l < N\alpha 0 < l < N α is treated in [6 ] . See also [36 Lemma 4.1] .
(b) Since inequality (2.3) is valid for every 0 < t < T max ( u 0 ) 0 < t < T_{\max}(u_0) 0 < t < T m a x ( u 0 ) , it follows that it remains valid at t = T max ( u 0 ) t = T_{\max}(u_0) t = T m a x ( u 0 ) .
(c) Inequality (2.6) is an immediate consequence of (2.5).
In the Hénon case we have the following result using weighted spaces.
Proposition 2.3. Let N ≥ 1 N \ge1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha> 0 α > 0 and 0 ≤ l < N α 0 \le l < N\alpha 0 ≤ l < N α . Let u 0 ≥ 0 u_0 \ge0 u 0 ≥ 0 be a locally integrable function on R N \mathbb{R}^N R N , and let T max ( u 0 ) T_{\max}(u_0) T m a x ( u 0 ) denote the maximal existence time of a nonnegative solution u u u to (1.3) on ( 0 , T max ( u 0 ) ) × R N (0,T_{\max}(u_0)) \times\mathbb{R}^N ( 0 , T m a x ( u 0 )) × R N . Then,
(a) for every ( t , x ) ∈ ( 0 , T max ( u 0 ) ) × R N (t,x) \in(0,T_{\max}(u_0)) \times\mathbb{R}^N ( t , x ) ∈ ( 0 , T m a x ( u 0 )) × R N , we have
α t [ ∣ x ∣ l α ( e t Δ u 0 ) ( x ) ] α ≤ ∥ e Δ ⋅ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ∥ L l α ∞ α . (25) \alpha t\left[|x|^{\frac{l}{\alpha}}(e^{t\Delta}u_0)(x)\right]^\alpha\le\|e^\Delta\cdot|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}^\alpha. \tag*{(25)} α t [ ∣ x ∣ α l ( e t Δ u 0 ) ( x ) ] α ≤ ∥ e Δ ⋅ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ∥ L α l ∞ α . (25) Therefore, for each t ∈ ( 0 , T max ( u 0 ) ) t \in(0,T_{\max}(u_0)) t ∈ ( 0 , T m a x ( u 0 )) ,
α t ∥ e t Δ u 0 ∥ L l α ∞ α ≤ ∥ e Δ ⋅ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ∥ L l α ∞ α . (26) \alpha t\|e^{t\Delta}u_0\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}^\alpha\le\|e^\Delta\cdot|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}^\alpha. \tag*{(26)} α t ∥ e t Δ u 0 ∥ L α l ∞ α ≤ ∥ e Δ ⋅ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ∥ L α l ∞ α . (26) (b) If 0 < T max ( u 0 ) < ∞ 0 < T_{\max}(u_0) < \infty 0 < T m a x ( u 0 ) < ∞ , then
α T max ( u 0 ) ∥ e T max ( u 0 ) Δ u 0 ∥ L l α ∞ α ≤ ∥ e Δ ⋅ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ∥ L l α ∞ α . (27) \alpha T_{\max}(u_0)\|e^{T_{\max}(u_0)\Delta}u_0\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}^\alpha\le\|e^\Delta\cdot|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}^\alpha. \tag*{(27)} α T m a x ( u 0 ) ∥ e T m a x ( u 0 ) Δ u 0 ∥ L α l ∞ α ≤ ∥ e Δ ⋅ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ∥ L α l ∞ α . (27) (c) If 0 < T max ( u 0 ) < ∞ 0 < T_{\max}(u_0) < \infty 0 < T m a x ( u 0 ) < ∞ , u 0 = λ φ u_0 = \lambda\varphi u 0 = λ φ with λ > 0 \lambda> 0 λ > 0 , then
λ α α T max ( λ φ ) ∥ e T max ( λ φ ) Δ φ ∥ L l α ∞ α ≤ ∥ e Δ ⋅ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ∥ L l α ∞ α . (28) \lambda^\alpha\alpha T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\|e^{T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\Delta}\varphi\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}^\alpha\le\|e^\Delta\cdot|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}^\alpha. \tag*{(28)} λ α α T m a x ( λ φ ) ∥ e T m a x ( λ φ ) Δ φ ∥ L α l ∞ α ≤ ∥ e Δ ⋅ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ∥ L α l ∞ α . (28)
Proof. (a) The proof relies on several arguments from [6 , 33 , 38 ] . Without loss of generality, we assume that u 0 ≠ 0 u_0 \ne0 u 0 = 0 and 0 < l < N α 0 < l < N\alpha 0 < l < N α . Fix τ ∈ ( 0 , T max ( u 0 ) ) \tau\in(0,T_{\max}(u_0)) τ ∈ ( 0 , T m a x ( u 0 )) , and let 0 < t < τ 0 < t < \tau 0 < t < τ . By Fubini’s theorem, we have
e ( τ − t ) Δ u ( t ) = e τ Δ u 0 + ∫ 0 t e ( τ − σ ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ l u α + 1 ( σ ) ] d σ . (29) e^{(\tau-t)\Delta}u(t)=e^{\tau\Delta}u_0+\int_0^t e^{(\tau-\sigma)\Delta}\left[|\cdot|^{l}u^{\alpha+1}(\sigma)\right]d\sigma. \tag*{(29)} e ( τ − t ) Δ u ( t ) = e τ Δ u 0 + ∫ 0 t e ( τ − σ ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ l u α + 1 ( σ ) ] d σ . (29)
Using Lemma 2.1 (A reverse Hölder inequality) with f ( y ) = G ( τ − σ , x − y ) u ( σ , y ) f(y)=G(\tau-\sigma,x-y)u(\sigma,y) f ( y ) = G ( τ − σ , x − y ) u ( σ , y ) , g ( y ) = G ( τ − σ , x − y ) ∣ y ∣ − l α g(y)=G(\tau-\sigma,x-y)|y|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}} g ( y ) = G ( τ − σ , x − y ) ∣ y ∣ − α l and p = α + 1 p=\alpha+1 p = α + 1 , we obtain
e ( τ − σ ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ l u α + 1 ( σ ) ] ( x ) = ∫ R N G ( τ − σ , x − y ) ∣ y ∣ l u α + 1 ( σ , y ) d y = ∫ R N ( G ( τ − σ , x − y ) ∣ y ∣ − l α ) − α × ( G ( τ − σ , x − y ) u ( σ , y ) ) α + 1 d y ≥ ( ∫ R N G ( τ − σ , x − y ) ∣ y ∣ − l α d y ) − α × ( ∫ R N G ( τ − σ , x − y ) u ( σ , y ) d y ) α + 1 = ( e ( τ − σ ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ] ( x ) ) − α ( e ( τ − σ ) Δ u ( σ ) ) α + 1 ( x ) , (30) \begin{aligned}
e^{(\tau-\sigma)\Delta}\left[|\cdot|^{l}u^{\alpha+1}(\sigma)\right](x)
&=\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}G(\tau-\sigma,x-y)|y|^{l}u^{\alpha+1}(\sigma,y)dy\\
&=\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}\left(G(\tau-\sigma,x-y)|y|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right)^{-\alpha}\\
&\qquad\qquad\times\left(G(\tau-\sigma,x-y)u(\sigma,y)\right)^{\alpha+1}dy\\
&\ge\left(\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}G(\tau-\sigma,x-y)|y|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}dy\right)^{-\alpha}\\
&\qquad\qquad\times\left(\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}G(\tau-\sigma,x-y)u(\sigma,y)dy\right)^{\alpha+1}\\
&=\left(e^{(\tau-\sigma)\Delta}\left[|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right](x)\right)^{-\alpha}\left(e^{(\tau-\sigma)\Delta}u(\sigma)\right)^{\alpha+1}(x), \tag*{(30)}
\end{aligned} e ( τ − σ ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ l u α + 1 ( σ ) ] ( x ) = ∫ R N G ( τ − σ , x − y ) ∣ y ∣ l u α + 1 ( σ , y ) d y = ∫ R N ( G ( τ − σ , x − y ) ∣ y ∣ − α l ) − α × ( G ( τ − σ , x − y ) u ( σ , y ) ) α + 1 d y ≥ ( ∫ R N G ( τ − σ , x − y ) ∣ y ∣ − α l d y ) − α × ( ∫ R N G ( τ − σ , x − y ) u ( σ , y ) d y ) α + 1 = ( e ( τ − σ ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ] ( x ) ) − α ( e ( τ − σ ) Δ u ( σ ) ) α + 1 ( x ) , (30)
for all x ∈ R N x \in\mathbb{R}^N x ∈ R N and 0 < σ < τ 0 < \sigma< \tau 0 < σ < τ . Combining (29) and (30) , we get
e ( τ − t ) Δ u ( t ) ≥ e τ Δ u 0 + ∫ 0 t ( e ( τ − σ ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ] ) − α ( e ( τ − σ ) Δ u ( σ ) ) α + 1 d σ : = Φ ( t ) . e^{(\tau-t)\Delta}u(t)\ge e^{\tau\Delta}u_0+\int_0^t\left(e^{(\tau-\sigma)\Delta}\left[|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right]\right)^{-\alpha}\left(e^{(\tau-\sigma)\Delta}u(\sigma)\right)^{\alpha+1}d\sigma:=\Phi(t). e ( τ − t ) Δ u ( t ) ≥ e τ Δ u 0 + ∫ 0 t ( e ( τ − σ ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ] ) − α ( e ( τ − σ ) Δ u ( σ ) ) α + 1 d σ := Φ ( t ) .
We have,
Φ ′ ( t ) = ( e ( τ − t ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ] ) − α ( e ( τ − t ) Δ u ( t ) ) α + 1 ≥ ( e ( τ − t ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ] ) − α ( Φ ( t ) ) α + 1 . \begin{aligned}
\Phi'(t)=\left(e^{(\tau-t)\Delta}\left[|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right]\right)^{-\alpha}\left(e^{(\tau-t)\Delta}u(t)\right)^{\alpha+1} \\
&\ge\left(e^{(\tau-t)\Delta}\left[|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right]\right)^{-\alpha}\left(\Phi(t)\right)^{\alpha+1}.
\end{aligned} Φ ′ ( t ) = ( e ( τ − t ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ] ) − α ( e ( τ − t ) Δ u ( t ) ) α + 1 ≥ ( e ( τ − t ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ] ) − α ( Φ ( t ) ) α + 1 .
Therefore,
( Φ − α ( t ) ) ′ = − α Φ ′ ( t ) ( Φ ( t ) ) − α − 1 ≤ − α ( e ( τ − t ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ] ) − α . \left(\Phi^{-\alpha}(t)\right)'=-\alpha\Phi'(t)\left(\Phi(t)\right)^{-\alpha-1}\le-\alpha\left(e^{(\tau-t)\Delta}\left[|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right]\right)^{-\alpha}. ( Φ − α ( t ) ) ′ = − α Φ ′ ( t ) ( Φ ( t ) ) − α − 1 ≤ − α ( e ( τ − t ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ] ) − α .
By integrating both sides of the above inequality over ( 0 , τ ) (0,\tau) ( 0 , τ ) , we obtain
Φ − α ( τ ) − Φ − α ( 0 ) ≤ − α ∫ 0 τ ( e ( τ − t ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ] ) − α d t . (31) \Phi^{-\alpha}(\tau)-\Phi^{-\alpha}(0)\le-\alpha\int_0^\tau\left(e^{(\tau-t)\Delta}\left[|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right]\right)^{-\alpha}dt. \tag*{(31)} Φ − α ( τ ) − Φ − α ( 0 ) ≤ − α ∫ 0 τ ( e ( τ − t ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ] ) − α d t . (31)
Since Φ ( 0 ) = e τ Δ u 0 \Phi(0)=e^{\tau\Delta}u_0 Φ ( 0 ) = e τ Δ u 0 and Φ ( τ ) > 0 \Phi(\tau)>0 Φ ( τ ) > 0 , it follows from inequality (31) that
( e τ Δ u 0 ) α ∫ 0 τ ( e ( τ − t ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ] ) − α d t ≤ 1 α . (32) \left(e^{\tau\Delta}u_0\right)^\alpha\int_0^\tau\left(e^{(\tau-t)\Delta}\left[|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right]\right)^{-\alpha}dt\le\frac{1}{\alpha}. \tag*{(32)} ( e τ Δ u 0 ) α ∫ 0 τ ( e ( τ − t ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ] ) − α d t ≤ α 1 . (32)
Inequality (32) can be rewritten as
( ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α e τ Δ u 0 ) α ∫ 0 τ ( ∣ ⋅ ∣ l α e ( τ − t ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ] ) − α d t ≤ 1 α . (33) \left(|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}e^{\tau\Delta}u_0\right)^\alpha\int_0^\tau\left(|\cdot|^{\frac{l}{\alpha}}e^{(\tau-t)\Delta}\left[|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right]\right)^{-\alpha}dt\le\frac{1}{\alpha}. \tag*{(33)} ( ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l e τ Δ u 0 ) α ∫ 0 τ ( ∣ ⋅ ∣ α l e ( τ − t ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ] ) − α d t ≤ α 1 . (33)
Consequently, (33) yields
( ∣ ⋅ ∣ l α e τ Δ u 0 ) α ∫ 0 τ ∥ e ( τ − t ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ] ∥ L l α ∞ − α d t ≤ 1 α . (34) \left(|\cdot|^{\frac{l}{\alpha}}e^{\tau\Delta}u_0\right)^\alpha\int_0^\tau\left\|e^{(\tau-t)\Delta}\left[|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right]\right\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}^{-\alpha}dt\le\frac{1}{\alpha}. \tag*{(34)} ( ∣ ⋅ ∣ α l e τ Δ u 0 ) α ∫ 0 τ e ( τ − t ) Δ [ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ] L α l ∞ − α d t ≤ α 1 . (34)
From (2.2) and the homogeneity of ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α |\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}} ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l , we have
∥ e Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ∥ L l α ∞ = ∥ D t e t Δ D 1 t ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ∥ L l α ∞ = t − l 2 α ∥ e t Δ D 1 t ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ∥ L l α ∞ = ∥ e t Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ∥ L l α ∞ , ∀ t > 0. (35) \begin{aligned}
\left\|e^{\Delta}|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}
=
\left\|D_{\sqrt{t}}e^{t\Delta}D_{\frac{1}{\sqrt{t}}}|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}
=
t^{-\frac{l}{2\alpha}}\left\|e^{t\Delta}D_{\frac{1}{\sqrt{t}}}|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}} \\
&=
\left\|e^{t\Delta}|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}},\qquad\forall t>0. \tag*{(35)}
\end{aligned} e Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l L α l ∞ = D t e t Δ D t 1 ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l L α l ∞ = t − 2 α l e t Δ D t 1 ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l L α l ∞ = e t Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l L α l ∞ , ∀ t > 0. (35)
Therefore, (2.7) follows from (2.16) and (2.17).
(b) Since inequality (2.7) holds for every 0 < t < T max ( u 0 ) 0<t<T_{\max}(u_0) 0 < t < T m a x ( u 0 ) , it also holds at t = T max ( u 0 ) t=T_{\max}(u_0) t = T m a x ( u 0 ) .
(c) (2.10) follows immediately from (2.9).
Remark 9. For 0 < l < N α 0<l<N\alpha 0 < l < N α , Lemma 2.1 of [10 ] implies that ∥ e Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ∥ L l α ∞ ≤ C ∥ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ∥ L l α ∞ = C \left\|e^\Delta|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}\leq C\left\||\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right\|_{L^\infty_{\frac{l}{\alpha}}}=C e Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l L α l ∞ ≤ C ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l L α l ∞ = C .
Proposition 2.4. Let N ≥ 1 N\geq1 N ≥ 1 , α > 0 \alpha>0 α > 0 , − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 -\min\{2,N\}<l<0 − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 and C l C_l C l the constant defined in (1.7). Let u 0 ≥ 0 u_0\geq0 u 0 ≥ 0 be a locally integrable function on R N \mathbb{R}^N R N , and let T max ( u 0 ) T_{\max}(u_0) T m a x ( u 0 ) denote the maximal existence time of a nonnegative solution u u u of (1.3) on ( 0 , T max ( u 0 ) ) × R N (0,T_{\max}(u_0))\times\mathbb{R}^N ( 0 , T m a x ( u 0 )) × R N . Then,
(a) for all t ∈ ( 0 , T max ( u 0 ) ) t\in(0,T_{\max}(u_0)) t ∈ ( 0 , T m a x ( u 0 )) , we have
2 2 + l α t 2 + l 2 [ ( e t Δ u 0 ) ( 0 ) ] α ≤ C l α . (36) \frac{2}{2+l}\alpha t^{\frac{2+l}{2}}\left[(e^{t\Delta}u_0)(0)\right]^\alpha\leq C_l^\alpha. \tag*{(36)} 2 + l 2 α t 2 2 + l [ ( e t Δ u 0 ) ( 0 ) ] α ≤ C l α . (36)
(b) If 0 < T max ( u 0 ) < ∞ 0<T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty 0 < T m a x ( u 0 ) < ∞ , then
2 2 + l α ( T max ( u 0 ) ) 2 + l 2 [ ( e T max ( u 0 ) Δ u 0 ) ( 0 ) ] α ≤ C l α . (37) \frac{2}{2+l}\alpha\left(T_{\max}(u_0)\right)^{\frac{2+l}{2}}\left[(e^{T_{\max}(u_0)\Delta}u_0)(0)\right]^\alpha\leq C_l^\alpha. \tag*{(37)} 2 + l 2 α ( T m a x ( u 0 ) ) 2 2 + l [ ( e T m a x ( u 0 ) Δ u 0 ) ( 0 ) ] α ≤ C l α . (37)
(c) If 0 < T max ( u 0 ) < ∞ 0<T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty 0 < T m a x ( u 0 ) < ∞ , u 0 = λ φ u_0=\lambda\varphi u 0 = λ φ with λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 , then
λ α 2 2 + l α ( T max ( λ φ ) ) 2 + l 2 [ ( e T max ( λ φ ) Δ φ ) ( 0 ) ] α ≤ C l α . (38) \lambda^\alpha\frac{2}{2+l}\alpha\left(T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\right)^{\frac{2+l}{2}}\left[(e^{T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\Delta}\varphi)(0)\right]^\alpha\leq C_l^\alpha. \tag*{(38)} λ α 2 + l 2 α ( T m a x ( λ φ ) ) 2 2 + l [ ( e T m a x ( λ φ ) Δ φ ) ( 0 ) ] α ≤ C l α . (38)
Proof. (a) The proof is given in [6 ] and relies on inequality (2.14) together with the identity
( e ( τ − t ) Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ) ( 0 ) = C l ( τ − t ) − l 2 α , \left(e^{(\tau-t)\Delta}|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}}\right)(0)=C_l(\tau-t)^{-\frac{l}{2\alpha}}, ( e ( τ − t ) Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ) ( 0 ) = C l ( τ − t ) − 2 α l ,
where C l C_l C l is defined by (1.7). See also [36 Lemma 4.1] .
(b) Inequality (2.18) is valid for all 0 < t < T max ( u 0 ) 0<t<T_{\max}(u_0) 0 < t < T m a x ( u 0 ) , and hence remains valid at t = T max ( u 0 ) t=T_{\max}(u_0) t = T m a x ( u 0 ) .
(c) (2.20) follows directly from (2.19).
Remark 10. For − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 -\min\{2,N\}<l<0 − min { 2 , N } < l < 0 . We cannot use the bound e t Δ ( ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ) ≤ e t Δ ( ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ) ( 0 ) e^{t\Delta}(|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}})\leq e^{t\Delta}(|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}})(0) e t Δ ( ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ) ≤ e t Δ ( ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ) ( 0 ) to obtain more general estimate analogous to (2.3). For example, when N = 1 N=1 N = 1 , α = 1 4 \alpha=\frac{1}{4} α = 4 1 and l = − 1 2 l=-\frac{1}{2} l = − 2 1 , it is not difficult to see that e t Δ ( ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ) ( x ) = x 2 + 2 t ≥ e t Δ ( ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l α ) ( 0 ) e^{t\Delta}(|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}})(x)=x^2+2t\geq e^{t\Delta}(|\cdot|^{-\frac{l}{\alpha}})(0) e t Δ ( ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ) ( x ) = x 2 + 2 t ≥ e t Δ ( ∣ ⋅ ∣ − α l ) ( 0 ) , for all ( t , x ) ∈ ( 0 , ∞ ) × R (t,x)\in(0,\infty)\times\mathbb{R} ( t , x ) ∈ ( 0 , ∞ ) × R .
Blow-up results
Let 0 < γ < N 0<\gamma<N 0 < γ < N . We define the Banach space X γ X_\gamma X γ , introduced in [7 ] , see also [27 , 35 ] , by
X γ : = { ψ ∈ L l o c 1 ( R N ) ; ∣ ⋅ ∣ γ ψ ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) } = L γ ∞ , X_\gamma:=\left\{\psi\in L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^N);\ |\cdot|^\gamma\psi\in L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^N)\right\}=L^\infty_\gamma, X γ := { ψ ∈ L loc 1 ( R N ) ; ∣ ⋅ ∣ γ ψ ∈ L ∞ ( R N ) } = L γ ∞ ,
with norm ∥ ψ ∥ X γ : = ∥ ∣ ⋅ ∣ γ ψ ∥ L ∞ \|\psi\|_{X_\gamma}:=\||\cdot|^\gamma\psi\|_{L^\infty} ∥ ψ ∥ X γ := ∥∣ ⋅ ∣ γ ψ ∥ L ∞ , for all ψ ∈ X γ \psi\in X_\gamma ψ ∈ X γ . Hence, ∣ ψ ( x ) ∣ ≤ ∥ ψ ∥ X γ ∣ x ∣ − γ |\psi(x)|\leq\|\psi\|_{X_\gamma}|x|^{-\gamma} ∣ ψ ( x ) ∣ ≤ ∥ ψ ∥ X γ ∣ x ∣ − γ for almost every x ∈ R N x\in\mathbb{R}^N x ∈ R N . We also consider the Banach space
Y γ : = { ψ ∈ L l o c 1 ( R N ) ; ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ψ ∈ L 1 ( R N ) } . (39) Y_\gamma:=\left\{\psi\in L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^N);\ |\cdot|^{-\gamma}\psi\in L^1(\mathbb{R}^N)\right\}. \tag*{(39)} Y γ := { ψ ∈ L loc 1 ( R N ) ; ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ψ ∈ L 1 ( R N ) } . (39)
It is straightforward to see that the predual of X γ \mathcal{X}_\gamma X γ is Y γ \mathcal{Y}_\gamma Y γ . Let K > 0 K>0 K > 0 , and define the closed ball
B K : = { ψ ∈ X γ ; ∥ ψ ∥ X γ ≤ K } . (40) B_K:=\{\psi\in\mathcal{X}_\gamma;\quad\|\psi\|_{\mathcal{X}_\gamma}\le K\}. \tag*{(40)} B K := { ψ ∈ X γ ; ∥ ψ ∥ X γ ≤ K } . (40)
Let B K ∗ B_K^* B K ∗ denote B K B_K B K endowed with the weak-∗ * ∗ topology on X γ \mathcal{X}_\gamma X γ . It is well known that B K ∗ B_K^* B K ∗ is a compact metric space (see [5 ] ), and therefore complete and separable. Moreover, by [7 Proposition 2.1, p. 1110] , if ( ψ n ) n ≥ 1 (\psi_n)_{n\ge1} ( ψ n ) n ≥ 1 is a sequence in B K B_K B K and ψ ∈ B K \psi\in B_K ψ ∈ B K , then ψ n → ψ \psi_n\to\psi ψ n → ψ in B K ∗ B_K^* B K ∗ if and only if ψ n → ψ \psi_n\to\psi ψ n → ψ in D ′ ( R N ) \mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{R}^N) D ′ ( R N ) . For ψ ∈ B K \psi\in B_K ψ ∈ B K , we recall from [7 Formula (1.17), p. 1107] the following set
Z γ ( ψ ) : = { z ∈ B K ; ∃ λ n → ∞ such that λ n γ D λ n ψ → z in B K ∗ } , (41) \mathcal{Z}^\gamma(\psi):=\{z\in B_K;\quad\exists\lambda_n\to\infty\ \text{such that}\ \lambda_n^\gamma D_{\lambda_n}\psi\to z\ \text{in }B_K^*\}, \tag*{(41)} Z γ ( ψ ) := { z ∈ B K ; ∃ λ n → ∞ such that λ n γ D λ n ψ → z in B K ∗ } , (41)
where D λ D_\lambda D λ is the dilation operator defined in (6) . By [7 Remark 2.4 (iii), p. 1112] , Z γ ( ψ ) \mathcal{Z}^\gamma(\psi) Z γ ( ψ ) is a nonempty, compact, and connected subset of the compact metric space B K ∗ B_K^* B K ∗ .
The proofs of Theorems 1.1 and 1.2, concerning blow-up for equation (1) , are entirely based on properties of the linear heat semigroup. The main ingredients are Propositions 2.2 and 2.4, which provide necessary conditions on the heat semigroup for the existence of nonnegative solutions on a given time interval, and [7 Proposition 3.8, p. 1123] . The following lemma will be needed. Although a proof can be found in [5 Exercise 4.26, p. 126] , we present a different one here.
Lemma 3.1. Let ( u n ) n ≥ 0 (u_n)_{n\ge0} ( u n ) n ≥ 0 be a sequence of functions in L l o c 1 ( R N ) L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^N) L loc 1 ( R N ) . Suppose that
(i) u n ≥ 0 u_n\ge0 u n ≥ 0 a.e. for all n ≥ 0 n\ge0 n ≥ 0 ,
(ii) there exists u ∈ L l o c 1 ( R N ) u\in L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^N) u ∈ L loc 1 ( R N ) such that u n → u u_n\to u u n → u in D ′ ( R N ) \mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{R}^N) D ′ ( R N ) .
Then u ≥ 0 u\ge0 u ≥ 0 a.e. in R N \mathbb{R}^N R N .
Proof. Since u n → u u_n\to u u n → u in D ′ ( R N ) \mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{R}^N) D ′ ( R N ) , we have
∫ R N u n ( x ) φ ( x ) d x ⟶ ∫ R N u ( x ) φ ( x ) d x , for all φ ∈ C c ∞ ( R N ) . \int_{\mathbb{R}^N}u_n(x)\varphi(x)\,dx\longrightarrow\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}u(x)\varphi(x)\,dx,\quad\text{for all }\varphi\in C^\infty_c(\mathbb{R}^N). ∫ R N u n ( x ) φ ( x ) d x ⟶ ∫ R N u ( x ) φ ( x ) d x , for all φ ∈ C c ∞ ( R N ) .
Using the fact that u n ≥ 0 u_n\ge0 u n ≥ 0 a.e., it follows that for all φ ∈ C c ∞ ( R N ) \varphi\in C^\infty_c(\mathbb{R}^N) φ ∈ C c ∞ ( R N ) , φ ≥ 0 \varphi\ge0 φ ≥ 0 ,
∫ R N u ( x ) φ ( x ) d x ≥ 0. (42) \int_{\mathbb{R}^N}u(x)\varphi(x)\,dx\ge0. \tag*{(42)} ∫ R N u ( x ) φ ( x ) d x ≥ 0. (42)
In particular, (42) implies that
∫ K u ( x ) d x ≥ 0 , for every compact set K ⊂ R N . (43) \int_K u(x)\,dx\ge0,\quad\text{for every compact set }K\subset\mathbb{R}^N. \tag*{(43)} ∫ K u ( x ) d x ≥ 0 , for every compact set K ⊂ R N . (43)
See the proof of [5 Corollary 4.24, p. 110] . Now, suppose by contradiction that A : = { x ∈ R N ; u ( x ) < 0 } A:=\{x\in\mathbb{R}^N;\ u(x)<0\} A := { x ∈ R N ; u ( x ) < 0 } has positive measure. By the inner regularity of the Lebesgue measure [14 Proposition 7.5, p. 216] , there exists a compact set K 1 ⊂ A K_1\subset A K 1 ⊂ A with positive measure. Hence,
∫ K 1 u ( x ) d x < 0 , \int_{K_1}u(x)\,dx<0, ∫ K 1 u ( x ) d x < 0 ,
which contradicts (43) . □
Proof of Theorem 1.1. Let u 0 u_0 u 0 and f f f be as in Theorem 1.1. By comparison, it is enough to show that T max ( f ) < ∞ T_{\max}(f)<\infty T m a x ( f ) < ∞ . We proceed by contradiction and assume that T max ( f ) = ∞ T_{\max}(f)=\infty T m a x ( f ) = ∞ . Using (20) , we obtain
∥ e t Δ f ∥ L ∞ = ∥ D t e t Δ f ∥ L ∞ = ∥ e Δ D t f ∥ L ∞ , ∀ t > 0. \|e^{t\Delta}f\|_{L^\infty}=\|D_{\sqrt{t}}e^{t\Delta}f\|_{L^\infty}=\|e^{\Delta}D_{\sqrt{t}}f\|_{L^\infty},\quad\forall t>0. ∥ e t Δ f ∥ L ∞ = ∥ D t e t Δ f ∥ L ∞ = ∥ e Δ D t f ∥ L ∞ , ∀ t > 0.
Thus,
t γ 2 ∥ e t Δ f ∥ L ∞ = ∥ e Δ ( t γ 2 D t f ) ∥ L ∞ , ∀ t > 0. t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left\|e^{t\Delta}f\right\|_{L^\infty}=\left\|e^\Delta\left(t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}D_{\sqrt{t}}f\right)\right\|_{L^\infty},\qquad\forall t>0. t 2 γ e t Δ f L ∞ = e Δ ( t 2 γ D t f ) L ∞ , ∀ t > 0.
Let z ∈ L l o c 1 ( R N ) z\in L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^N) z ∈ L loc 1 ( R N ) with z ≢ 0 z\not\equiv0 z ≡ 0 , and let λ n → ∞ \lambda_n\to\infty λ n → ∞ be such that
λ n γ D λ n f → z in D ′ ( R N ) as n → ∞ . \lambda_n^\gamma D_{\lambda_n}f\to z\quad\text{in }D'(\mathbb{R}^N)\text{ as }n\to\infty. λ n γ D λ n f → z in D ′ ( R N ) as n → ∞.
By [35 p. 169] , it follows that z ∈ Z γ ( f ) z\in Z^\gamma(f) z ∈ Z γ ( f ) and that the convergence also holds in B K ∗ B^*_{K} B K ∗ , where K K K denotes the positive constant defined in (1.8). Next, define t n : = λ n 2 → ∞ t_n:=\lambda_n^2\to\infty t n := λ n 2 → ∞ as n → ∞ n\to\infty n → ∞ . Then,
t n γ 2 D t n f → z in B K ∗ . t_n^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}D_{\sqrt{t_n}}f\to z\quad\text{in }B^*_{K}. t n 2 γ D t n f → z in B K ∗ .
Applying [7 Proposition 3.8 (i), p. 1123] , we get
e Δ ( t n γ 2 D t n f ) → e Δ z in C 0 ( R N ) . e^\Delta\left(t_n^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}D_{\sqrt{t_n}}f\right)\to e^\Delta z\quad\text{in }C_0(\mathbb{R}^N). e Δ ( t n 2 γ D t n f ) → e Δ z in C 0 ( R N ) .
Hence,
lim n → ∞ t n γ 2 ∥ e t n Δ f ∥ L ∞ = ∥ e Δ z ∥ L ∞ > 0. (44) \lim_{n\to\infty}t_n^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left\|e^{t_n\Delta}f\right\|_{L^\infty}=\left\|e^\Delta z\right\|_{L^\infty}>0. \tag*{(44)} n → ∞ lim t n 2 γ e t n Δ f L ∞ = e Δ z L ∞ > 0. (44)
From (2.4), we obtain
t n γ 2 ∥ e t n Δ f ∥ L ∞ ≤ C l ( 2 + l 2 α ) 1 α t n γ 2 − 2 + l 2 α , ∀ n > 0. (45) t_n^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left\|e^{t_n\Delta}f\right\|_{L^\infty}\le C_l\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}\right)^{\frac{1}{\alpha}}t_n^{\frac{\gamma}{2}-\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}},\qquad\forall n>0. \tag*{(45)} t n 2 γ e t n Δ f L ∞ ≤ C l ( 2 α 2 + l ) α 1 t n 2 γ − 2 α 2 + l , ∀ n > 0. (45)
Passing to the limit as n → ∞ n\to\infty n → ∞ in (45) and using (44) , we obtain a contradiction when α < 2 + l γ \alpha<\frac{2+l}{\gamma} α < γ 2 + l , since ∥ e Δ z ∥ L ∞ > 0 \left\|e^\Delta z\right\|_{L^\infty}>0 e Δ z L ∞ > 0 . We also get a contradiction if α = 2 + l γ \alpha=\frac{2+l}{\gamma} α = γ 2 + l by letting n → ∞ n\to\infty n → ∞ , since in this case ∥ e Δ z ∥ L ∞ > C l ( 2 + l 2 α ) 1 α \left\|e^\Delta z\right\|_{L^\infty}>C_l\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}\right)^{\frac{1}{\alpha}} e Δ z L ∞ > C l ( 2 α 2 + l ) α 1 . Therefore, we conclude that T max ( f ) < ∞ T_{\max}(f)<\infty T m a x ( f ) < ∞ , which completes the proof. □
Proof of Theorem 1.2. Let u 0 u_0 u 0 and f f f be as in Theorem 1.2. It suffices to prove that T max ( f ) < ∞ T_{\max}(f)<\infty T m a x ( f ) < ∞ . We argue by contradiction and assume that T max ( f ) = ∞ T_{\max}(f)=\infty T m a x ( f ) = ∞ . It then follows from (2.2) that
t γ 2 ( e t Δ f ) ( 0 ) = t γ 2 ( D t e t Δ f ) ( 0 ) = t γ 2 ( e Δ D t f ) ( 0 ) , ∀ t > 0. t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left(e^{t\Delta}f\right)(0)=t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left(D_{\sqrt{t}}e^{t\Delta}f\right)(0)=t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left(e^\Delta D_{\sqrt{t}}f\right)(0),\qquad\forall t>0. t 2 γ ( e t Δ f ) ( 0 ) = t 2 γ ( D t e t Δ f ) ( 0 ) = t 2 γ ( e Δ D t f ) ( 0 ) , ∀ t > 0.
Thus, (2.18) implies that
t γ 2 ( D t e t Δ f ) ( 0 ) = t γ 2 ( e t Δ f ) ( 0 ) ≤ C l ( 2 + l 2 α ) 1 α t γ 2 − 2 + l 2 α , ∀ t > 0. (46) t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left(D_{\sqrt{t}}e^{t\Delta}f\right)(0)=t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left(e^{t\Delta}f\right)(0)\le C_l\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}\right)^{\frac{1}{\alpha}}t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}-\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}},\qquad\forall t>0. \tag*{(46)} t 2 γ ( D t e t Δ f ) ( 0 ) = t 2 γ ( e t Δ f ) ( 0 ) ≤ C l ( 2 α 2 + l ) α 1 t 2 γ − 2 α 2 + l , ∀ t > 0. (46)
Let z ∈ L l o c 1 ( R N ) z\in L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^N) z ∈ L loc 1 ( R N ) with z ≢ 0 z\not\equiv0 z ≡ 0 , and let λ n → ∞ \lambda_n\to\infty λ n → ∞ be such that
λ n γ D λ n f → z in D ′ ( R N ) as n → ∞ . \lambda_n^\gamma D_{\lambda_n}f\to z\quad\text{in }D'(\mathbb{R}^N)\text{ as }n\to\infty. λ n γ D λ n f → z in D ′ ( R N ) as n → ∞.
Let t n : = λ n 2 t_n:=\lambda_n^2 t n := λ n 2 , so that t n → ∞ t_n\to\infty t n → ∞ as n → ∞ n\to\infty n → ∞ . As in the proof of Theorem 1.1, we obtain
e Δ ( t n γ 2 D t n f ) → e Δ z in C 0 ( R N ) , e^\Delta\left(t_n^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}D_{\sqrt{t_n}}f\right)\to e^\Delta z\quad\text{in }C_0(\mathbb{R}^N), e Δ ( t n 2 γ D t n f ) → e Δ z in C 0 ( R N ) ,
and in particular,
lim n → ∞ t n γ 2 ( e Δ D t n f ) ( 0 ) = ( e Δ z ) ( 0 ) . \lim_{n\to\infty}t_n^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left(e^\Delta D_{\sqrt{t_n}}f\right)(0)=\left(e^\Delta z\right)(0). n → ∞ lim t n 2 γ ( e Δ D t n f ) ( 0 ) = ( e Δ z ) ( 0 ) .
Using (1.12), Lemma 3.1 and the fact that z ≢ 0 z\not\equiv0 z ≡ 0 a.e., we see that
( e Δ z ) ( 0 ) > 0. (47) \left(e^\Delta z\right)(0)>0. \tag*{(47)} ( e Δ z ) ( 0 ) > 0. (47)
Finally, replacing t t t by t n t_n t n in (46) and taking the limit n → ∞ n\to\infty n → ∞ , we obtain, if α < 2 + l γ \alpha<\frac{2+l}{\gamma} α < γ 2 + l ,
( e Δ z ) ( 0 ) ≤ 0 , \left(e^\Delta z\right)(0)\le0, ( e Δ z ) ( 0 ) ≤ 0 ,
which contradicts (3.29). We also get a contradiction if α = 2 + l γ \alpha= \frac{2+l}{\gamma} α = γ 2 + l by letting n → ∞ n \to\infty n → ∞ , since in this case
( e Δ z ) ( 0 ) > C l ( 2 + l 2 α ) 1 α . (e^{\Delta z})(0) > C_l\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}\right)^{\frac{1}{\alpha}}. ( e Δ z ) ( 0 ) > C l ( 2 α 2 + l ) α 1 .
Therefore, we conclude that T max ( f ) < ∞ T_{\max}(f) < \infty T m a x ( f ) < ∞ , which completes the proof. □ \square □
Upper bounds of the life-span
In this section, we exploit conditions (2.3), (2.7) and (2.18) for the existence of solutions. Conditions (2.3) and (2.18) imply that if u u u is a nonnegative solution of (1.3) defined on its maximal existence interval ( 0 , T max ( u 0 ) ) (0,T_{\max}(u_0)) ( 0 , T m a x ( u 0 )) , then
2 2 + l α t 2 + l 2 [ ( e t Δ u 0 ) ( 0 ) ] α ≤ C l α , (48) \frac{2}{2+l}\alpha t^{\frac{2+l}{2}}\left[(e^{t\Delta}u_0)(0)\right]^\alpha\leq C_l^\alpha, \tag*{(48)} 2 + l 2 α t 2 2 + l [ ( e t Δ u 0 ) ( 0 ) ] α ≤ C l α , (48)
for all t ∈ ( 0 , T max ( u 0 ) ) t \in(0,T_{\max}(u_0)) t ∈ ( 0 , T m a x ( u 0 )) , where − min { 2 , N } < l < N α -\min\{2,N\}<l<N\alpha − min { 2 , N } < l < N α and u 0 ≥ 0 u_0\geq0 u 0 ≥ 0 is a locally integrable function on R N \mathbb{R}^N R N . In the particular case u 0 = λ φ u_0=\lambda\varphi u 0 = λ φ , condition (4.30) becomes
λ α 2 2 + l α t 2 + l 2 [ ( e t Δ φ ) ( 0 ) ] α ≤ C l α , (49) \lambda^\alpha\frac{2}{2+l}\alpha t^{\frac{2+l}{2}}\left[(e^{t\Delta}\varphi)(0)\right]^\alpha\leq C_l^\alpha, \tag*{(49)} λ α 2 + l 2 α t 2 2 + l [ ( e t Δ φ ) ( 0 ) ] α ≤ C l α , (49)
for all t ∈ ( 0 , T max ( λ φ ) ) t \in(0,T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)) t ∈ ( 0 , T m a x ( λ φ )) . This estimate yields a blow-up criterion for large initial data. Fix φ ≥ 0 \varphi\geq0 φ ≥ 0 with φ ≢ 0 \varphi\not\equiv0 φ ≡ 0 , and let t > 0 t>0 t > 0 . If λ > C l ( 2 + l 2 α ) 1 α t − 2 + l 2 α [ ( e t Δ φ ) ( 0 ) ] − 1 \lambda>C_l\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}\right)^{\frac{1}{\alpha}}t^{-\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}}\left[(e^{t\Delta}\varphi)(0)\right]^{-1} λ > C l ( 2 α 2 + l ) α 1 t − 2 α 2 + l [ ( e t Δ φ ) ( 0 ) ] − 1 , then (4.31) is violated at time t t t . Consequently, t t t cannot belong to the interval of existence, and therefore
T max ( λ φ ) ≤ t . T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\leq t. T m a x ( λ φ ) ≤ t .
Since t > 0 t>0 t > 0 is arbitrary, we deduce that for every t > 0 t>0 t > 0 there exists A ( t ) > 0 A(t)>0 A ( t ) > 0 such that λ > A ( t ) \lambda>A(t) λ > A ( t ) implies T max ( λ φ ) ≤ t T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\leq t T m a x ( λ φ ) ≤ t . This proves that for any nontrivial nonnegative function φ \varphi φ , one obtains
lim λ → ∞ T max ( λ φ ) = 0. (50) \lim_{\lambda\to\infty}T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)=0. \tag*{(50)} λ → ∞ lim T m a x ( λ φ ) = 0. (50)
We now give the proofs of the upper bounds.
Proof of Theorem 1.6. Let φ ∈ L l / α ∞ ( R N ) \varphi\in L^\infty_{l/\alpha}(\mathbb{R}^N) φ ∈ L l / α ∞ ( R N ) be such that φ ≥ 0 \varphi\geq0 φ ≥ 0 and φ ≢ 0 \varphi\not\equiv0 φ ≡ 0 . By inequality (2.10), we have
λ α T max ( λ φ ) ≤ 1 α ( ∥ e Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l / α ∥ L l / α ∞ ∥ e T max ( λ φ ) Δ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ) α . \lambda^\alpha T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\leq\frac{1}{\alpha}\left(\frac{\|e^{\Delta}\,|\cdot|^{-l/\alpha}\|_{L^\infty_{l/\alpha}}}{\|e^{T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\Delta}\varphi\|_{L^\infty_{l/\alpha}}}\right)^\alpha. λ α T m a x ( λ φ ) ≤ α 1 ( ∥ e T m a x ( λ φ ) Δ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ∥ e Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l / α ∥ L l / α ∞ ) α .
Consequently,
lim sup λ → ∞ λ α T max ( λ φ ) ≤ 1 α ( ∥ e Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l / α ∥ L l / α ∞ lim inf λ → ∞ ∥ e T max ( λ φ ) Δ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ) α . \limsup_{\lambda\to\infty}\lambda^\alpha T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\leq\frac{1}{\alpha}\left(\frac{\|e^{\Delta}\,|\cdot|^{-l/\alpha}\|_{L^\infty_{l/\alpha}}}{\liminf_{\lambda\to\infty}\|e^{T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\Delta}\varphi\|_{L^\infty_{l/\alpha}}}\right)^\alpha. λ → ∞ lim sup λ α T m a x ( λ φ ) ≤ α 1 ( lim inf λ → ∞ ∥ e T m a x ( λ φ ) Δ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ∥ e Δ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l / α ∥ L l / α ∞ ) α .
Since T max ( λ φ ) → 0 T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\to0 T m a x ( λ φ ) → 0 as λ → ∞ \lambda\to\infty λ → ∞ , it suffices to show that ∥ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ≤ lim inf t → 0 ∥ e t Δ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ \|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_{l/\alpha}}\leq\liminf_{t\to0}\|e^{t\Delta}\varphi\|_{L^\infty_{l/\alpha}} ∥ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ≤ lim inf t → 0 ∥ e t Δ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ . We claim that, for every ψ ∈ C ∞ ( R N ) \psi\in C^\infty(\mathbb{R}^N) ψ ∈ C ∞ ( R N ) ,
(i) ∫ R N ( e t Δ φ ) ψ = ∫ R N φ ( e t Δ ψ ) \int_{\mathbb{R}^N}(e^{t\Delta}\varphi)\psi=\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}\varphi(e^{t\Delta}\psi) ∫ R N ( e t Δ φ ) ψ = ∫ R N φ ( e t Δ ψ ) . Indeed, by (1.4),
∫ R N ( e t Δ φ ) ( x ) ψ ( x ) d x = ∫ R N ( ∫ R N G ( t , x − y ) φ ( y ) d y ) ψ ( x ) d x . \int_{\mathbb{R}^N}(e^{t\Delta}\varphi)(x)\psi(x)\,dx
=\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}\left(\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}G(t,x-y)\varphi(y)\,dy\right)\psi(x)\,dx. ∫ R N ( e t Δ φ ) ( x ) ψ ( x ) d x = ∫ R N ( ∫ R N G ( t , x − y ) φ ( y ) d y ) ψ ( x ) d x .
We first verify that the double integral is absolutely convergent. In view of Remark 9, and using the assumptions 0 < l < N α 0<l<N\alpha 0 < l < N α and ψ ∈ C c ∞ ( R N ) \psi\in C^\infty_c(\mathbb{R}^N) ψ ∈ C c ∞ ( R N ) , we obtain
∫ R N ∫ R N G ( t , x − y ) ∣ φ ( y ) ∣ ∣ ψ ( x ) ∣ d y d x ≤ ∫ R N ∫ R N G ( t , x − y ) ∥ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ∣ y ∣ − l / α ∣ ψ ( x ) ∣ d y d x = ∥ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ∫ R N ( e t Δ ⋅ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l / α ) ( x ) ∣ ψ ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ ∥ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ∫ R N ∣ e t Δ ⋅ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l / α ∣ L l / α ∞ ∣ x ∣ − l / α ∣ ψ ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C ∥ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ∫ R N ∣ x ∣ − l / α ∣ ψ ( x ) ∣ d x < ∞ . \begin{aligned}
\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}G(t,x-y)|\varphi(y)||\psi(x)|\,dy\,dx
\leq\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}G(t,x-y)\|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_{l/\alpha}}|y|^{-l/\alpha}|\psi(x)|\,dy\,dx \\
&= \|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_{l/\alpha}}\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}\left(e^{t\Delta}\cdot|\cdot|^{-l/\alpha}\right)(x)|\psi(x)|\,dx \\
&\leq\|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_{l/\alpha}}\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}\left|e^{t\Delta}\cdot|\cdot|^{-l/\alpha}\right|_{L^\infty_{l/\alpha}}|x|^{-l/\alpha}|\psi(x)|\,dx \\
&\leq C\|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_{l/\alpha}}\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}|x|^{-l/\alpha}|\psi(x)|\,dx<\infty.
\end{aligned} ∫ R N ∫ R N G ( t , x − y ) ∣ φ ( y ) ∣∣ ψ ( x ) ∣ d y d x ≤ ∫ R N ∫ R N G ( t , x − y ) ∥ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ∣ y ∣ − l / α ∣ ψ ( x ) ∣ d y d x = ∥ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ∫ R N ( e t Δ ⋅ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l / α ) ( x ) ∣ ψ ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ ∥ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ∫ R N e t Δ ⋅ ∣ ⋅ ∣ − l / α L l / α ∞ ∣ x ∣ − l / α ∣ ψ ( x ) ∣ d x ≤ C ∥ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ∫ R N ∣ x ∣ − l / α ∣ ψ ( x ) ∣ d x < ∞.
Hence, Fubini’s theorem applies, and we can interchange the order of integration. Using the symmetry of the heat kernel, G ( t , x − y ) = G ( t , y − x ) G(t,x-y)=G(t,y-x) G ( t , x − y ) = G ( t , y − x ) , we obtain
∫ R N ( ∫ R N G ( t , x − y ) φ ( y ) d y ) ψ ( x ) d x = ∫ R N ( ∫ R N G ( t , x − y ) ψ ( x ) d x ) φ ( y ) d y = ∫ R N ( e t Δ ψ ) ( y ) φ ( y ) d y . \begin{aligned}
\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}\left(\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}G(t,x-y)\varphi(y)\,dy\right)\psi(x)\,dx
=
\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}\left(\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}G(t,x-y)\psi(x)\,dx\right)\varphi(y)\,dy \\
&=\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}(e^{t\Delta}\psi)(y)\varphi(y)\,dy.
\end{aligned} ∫ R N ( ∫ R N G ( t , x − y ) φ ( y ) d y ) ψ ( x ) d x = ∫ R N ( ∫ R N G ( t , x − y ) ψ ( x ) d x ) φ ( y ) d y = ∫ R N ( e t Δ ψ ) ( y ) φ ( y ) d y .
This proves the desired identity.
(ii) ∫ R N φ ( e t Δ ψ ) → ∫ R N φ ψ \int_{\mathbb{R}^N}\varphi(e^{t\Delta}\psi)\to\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}\varphi\psi ∫ R N φ ( e t Δ ψ ) → ∫ R N φ ψ as t → 0 t\to0 t → 0 . In fact, since ψ ∈ C c ∞ ( R N ) \psi\in C^\infty_c(\mathbb{R}^N) ψ ∈ C c ∞ ( R N ) , we have
∥ e t Δ ψ − ψ ∥ L ∞ ( R N ) → 0 , as t → 0. \|e^{t\Delta}\psi-\psi\|_{L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^N)}\to0,\qquad\text{as }t\to0. ∥ e t Δ ψ − ψ ∥ L ∞ ( R N ) → 0 , as t → 0.
Consequently,
( e t Δ ψ ) ( x ) → ψ ( x ) , for every x ∈ R N . (e^{t\Delta}\psi)(x)\to\psi(x),\qquad\text{for every }x\in\mathbb{R}^N. ( e t Δ ψ ) ( x ) → ψ ( x ) , for every x ∈ R N .
Hence,
φ ( x ) ( e t Δ ψ ) ( x ) → φ ( x ) ψ ( x ) , for every x ∈ R N . \varphi(x)(e^{t\Delta}\psi)(x)\to\varphi(x)\psi(x),\qquad\text{for every }x\in\mathbb{R}^N. φ ( x ) ( e t Δ ψ ) ( x ) → φ ( x ) ψ ( x ) , for every x ∈ R N .
It remains to find an integrable function, independent of t t t , which dominates ∣ φ ( x ) ( e t Δ ψ ) ( x ) ∣ |\varphi(x)(e^{t\Delta}\psi)(x)| ∣ φ ( x ) ( e t Δ ψ ) ( x ) ∣ . Suppose that supp ( ψ ) ⊂ B ( 0 , R ) = { y ∈ R N ; ∣ y ∣ ≤ R } \operatorname{supp}(\psi)\subset B(0,R)=\{y\in\mathbb{R}^N;\ |y|\leq R\} supp ( ψ ) ⊂ B ( 0 , R ) = { y ∈ R N ; ∣ y ∣ ≤ R } , for some R > 0 R>0 R > 0 . For ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2 R |x|\geq2R ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2 R and ∣ y ∣ ≤ R |y|\leq R ∣ y ∣ ≤ R , we have ∣ x − y ∣ ≥ ∣ x ∣ − ∣ y ∣ ≥ ∣ x ∣ 2 |x-y|\geq|x|-|y|\geq\frac{|x|}{2} ∣ x − y ∣ ≥ ∣ x ∣ − ∣ y ∣ ≥ 2 ∣ x ∣ . Therefore,
∣ ( e t Δ ψ ) ( x ) ∣ ≤ ( 4 π t ) − N 2 ∫ B ( 0 , R ) e − ∣ x − y ∣ 2 4 t ∣ ψ ( y ) ∣ d y ≤ C R t − N 2 e − ∣ x ∣ 2 16 t , ∀ ∣ x ∣ ≥ 2 R . (51) |(e^{t\Delta}\psi)(x)|
\leq(4\pi t)^{-\frac{N}{2}}\int_{B(0,R)}e^{-\frac{|x-y|^2}{4t}}|\psi(y)|\,dy
\leq CRt^{-\frac{N}{2}}e^{-\frac{|x|^2}{16t}},\qquad\forall|x|\geq2R. \tag*{(51)} ∣ ( e t Δ ψ ) ( x ) ∣ ≤ ( 4 π t ) − 2 N ∫ B ( 0 , R ) e − 4 t ∣ x − y ∣ 2 ∣ ψ ( y ) ∣ d y ≤ C R t − 2 N e − 16 t ∣ x ∣ 2 , ∀∣ x ∣ ≥ 2 R . (51)
Moreover, for ∣ x ∣ ≥ 8 N |x|\geq\sqrt{8N} ∣ x ∣ ≥ 8 N , the function t ↦ t − N 2 e − ∣ x ∣ 2 16 t t\mapsto t^{-\frac{N}{2}}e^{-\frac{|x|^2}{16t}} t ↦ t − 2 N e − 16 t ∣ x ∣ 2 is increasing on ( 0 , 1 ] (0,1] ( 0 , 1 ] . Hence,
t − N 2 e − ∣ x ∣ 2 16 t ≤ e − ∣ x ∣ 2 16 , ∀ 0 < t ≤ 1 , ∣ x ∣ ≥ 8 N . (52) t^{-\frac{N}{2}}e^{-\frac{|x|^2}{16t}}\leq e^{-\frac{|x|^2}{16}},\qquad\forall0<t\leq1,\ |x|\geq\sqrt{8N}. \tag*{(52)} t − 2 N e − 16 t ∣ x ∣ 2 ≤ e − 16 ∣ x ∣ 2 , ∀0 < t ≤ 1 , ∣ x ∣ ≥ 8 N . (52)
Set M = max { 2 R , 8 N } M=\max\{2R,\sqrt{8N}\} M = max { 2 R , 8 N } . Combining (51) and (52) , we obtain, for 0 < t ≤ 1 0<t\leq1 0 < t ≤ 1 and ∣ x ∣ ≥ M |x|\geq M ∣ x ∣ ≥ M ,
∣ φ ( x ) ( e t Δ ψ ) ( x ) ∣ ≤ C R ∥ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ∣ x ∣ − l / α e − ∣ x ∣ 2 16 . |\varphi(x)(e^{t\Delta}\psi)(x)|\leq CR\|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_{l/\alpha}}|x|^{-l/\alpha}e^{-\frac{|x|^2}{16}}. ∣ φ ( x ) ( e t Δ ψ ) ( x ) ∣ ≤ C R ∥ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ∣ x ∣ − l / α e − 16 ∣ x ∣ 2 .
On the other hand, for ∣ x ∣ < M |x|<M ∣ x ∣ < M , we use
∣ ( e t Δ ψ ) ( x ) ∣ ≤ ∥ ψ ∥ L ∞ , |(e^{t\Delta}\psi)(x)|\leq\|\psi\|_{L^\infty}, ∣ ( e t Δ ψ ) ( x ) ∣ ≤ ∥ ψ ∥ L ∞ ,
and consequently,
∣ φ ( x ) ( e t Δ ψ ) ( x ) ∣ ≤ ∥ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ∥ ψ ∥ L ∞ ∣ x ∣ − l / α . |\varphi(x)(e^{t\Delta}\psi)(x)|\leq\|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_{l/\alpha}}\|\psi\|_{L^\infty}|x|^{-l/\alpha}. ∣ φ ( x ) ( e t Δ ψ ) ( x ) ∣ ≤ ∥ φ ∥ L l / α ∞ ∥ ψ ∥ L ∞ ∣ x ∣ − l / α .
The dominated convergence theorem now proves the desired convergence.
Combining (i) and (ii), we conclude that e t Δ φ → φ e^{t\Delta}\varphi\to\varphi e t Δ φ → φ as t → 0 t \to0 t → 0 in D ′ ( R N ) D'(\mathbb{R}^{N}) D ′ ( R N ) . Hence by [7 Proposition 2.1 (i), p. 1110] , e t Δ φ → φ e^{t\Delta}\varphi\to\varphi e t Δ φ → φ weak-∗ * ∗ as t → 0 t \to0 t → 0 in B max { 1 , C } ∥ φ ∥ L α ∞ ∗ B^{*}_{\max\{1,C\}\|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_\alpha}} B m a x { 1 , C } ∥ φ ∥ L α ∞ ∗ , where C C C is the constant obtained in (4.35) below and B max { 1 , C } ∥ φ ∥ L α ∞ ∗ B^{*}_{\max\{1,C\}\|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_\alpha}} B m a x { 1 , C } ∥ φ ∥ L α ∞ ∗ is defined in (3.22). Therefore, by [5 Proposition 3.13 (iii), p. 63] ,
∥ φ ∥ L α ∞ ≤ lim inf t → 0 ∥ e t Δ φ ∥ L α ∞ . \|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_\alpha} \le\liminf_{t\to0}\|e^{t\Delta}\varphi\|_{L^\infty_\alpha}. ∥ φ ∥ L α ∞ ≤ t → 0 lim inf ∥ e t Δ φ ∥ L α ∞ .
□ \square □
Remark 11. It follows from [10 Lemma 2.1] that
∥ e t Δ φ ∥ L α ∞ ≤ C ∥ φ ∥ L α ∞ , ∀ t > 0. (53) \|e^{t\Delta}\varphi\|_{L^\infty_\alpha} \le C\|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_\alpha}, \qquad\forall t>0. \tag*{(53)} ∥ e t Δ φ ∥ L α ∞ ≤ C ∥ φ ∥ L α ∞ , ∀ t > 0. (53)
Hence, lim sup t → 0 ∥ e t Δ φ ∥ L α ∞ ≤ C ∥ φ ∥ L α ∞ \limsup_{t\to0}\|e^{t\Delta}\varphi\|_{L^\infty_\alpha} \le C\|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_\alpha} lim sup t → 0 ∥ e t Δ φ ∥ L α ∞ ≤ C ∥ φ ∥ L α ∞ . Moreover, the argument used in the proof of Theorem 1.6 yields ∥ φ ∥ L α ∞ ≤ lim inf t → 0 ∥ e t Δ φ ∥ L α ∞ \|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_\alpha} \le\liminf_{t\to0}\|e^{t\Delta}\varphi\|_{L^\infty_\alpha} ∥ φ ∥ L α ∞ ≤ lim inf t → 0 ∥ e t Δ φ ∥ L α ∞ . However, these two inequalities do not suffice to establish that ∥ e t Δ φ ∥ L α ∞ → ∥ φ ∥ L α ∞ \|e^{t\Delta}\varphi\|_{L^\infty_\alpha} \to\|\varphi\|_{L^\infty_\alpha} ∥ e t Δ φ ∥ L α ∞ → ∥ φ ∥ L α ∞ as t → 0 t \to0 t → 0 . Consequently, the method employed in [34 Proof of Theorem 1.6, p. 595] does not apply directly.
Proof of Theorem 1.7 . By inequality (38) , we have
λ 2 α 2 + ℓ T max ( λ φ ) ≤ ( 2 + ℓ 2 α ) 2 2 + ℓ [ C ℓ ( e T max ( λ φ ) Δ φ ) ( 0 ) ] 2 α 2 + ℓ . (54) \lambda^{\frac{2\alpha}{2+\ell}}T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi) \le\left(\frac{2+\ell}{2\alpha}\right)^{\frac{2}{2+\ell}}\left[\frac{C_\ell}{\left(e^{T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\Delta}\varphi\right)(0)}\right]^{\frac{2\alpha}{2+\ell}}. \tag*{(54)} λ 2 + ℓ 2 α T m a x ( λ φ ) ≤ ( 2 α 2 + ℓ ) 2 + ℓ 2 [ ( e T m a x ( λ φ ) Δ φ ) ( 0 ) C ℓ ] 2 + ℓ 2 α . (54)
Passing to the lim sup as λ → ∞ \lambda\to\infty λ → ∞ in (54) , and using (50) together with the fact that e t Δ e^{t\Delta} e t Δ is a C 0 C_0 C 0 -semigroup on C 0 ( R N ) C_0(\mathbb{R}^{N}) C 0 ( R N ) , we obtain the desired estimate (1.18). □ \square □
Proof of Theorem 1.8 . Let
φ ~ ( x ) = { ω ( x ) ∣ x ∣ − γ , ∣ x ∣ ≤ ε , 0 , ∣ x ∣ > ε . (55) \widetilde{\varphi}(x)=
\begin{cases}
\omega(x)|x|^{-\gamma}, & |x|\le\varepsilon,\\
0, & |x|>\varepsilon.
\end{cases} \tag*{(55)} φ ( x ) = { ω ( x ) ∣ x ∣ − γ , 0 , ∣ x ∣ ≤ ε , ∣ x ∣ > ε . (55)
Since 0 ≤ φ ~ ≤ φ 0\le\widetilde{\varphi}\le\varphi 0 ≤ φ ≤ φ , we have T max ( λ φ ) ≤ T max ( λ φ ~ ) T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\le T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi}) T m a x ( λ φ ) ≤ T m a x ( λ φ ) . Thus, it suffices to estimate T max ( λ φ ~ ) T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi}) T m a x ( λ φ ) . Moreover, as in [34 p. 595] , We have
∥ e t Δ φ ~ ∥ ∞ = ∥ D t e t Δ φ ~ ∥ ∞ = ∥ e Δ D t φ ~ ∥ ∞ = t − γ 2 ∥ e Δ [ t γ 2 D t φ ~ ] ∥ ∞ . (56) \|e^{t\Delta}\widetilde{\varphi}\|_\infty=\|D_{\sqrt{t}}e^{t\Delta}\widetilde{\varphi}\|_\infty=\|e^\Delta D_{\sqrt{t}}\widetilde{\varphi}\|_\infty=t^{-\frac{\gamma}{2}}\|e^\Delta[t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}D_{\sqrt{t}}\widetilde{\varphi}]\|_\infty. \tag*{(56)} ∥ e t Δ φ ∥ ∞ = ∥ D t e t Δ φ ∥ ∞ = ∥ e Δ D t φ ∥ ∞ = t − 2 γ ∥ e Δ [ t 2 γ D t φ ] ∥ ∞ . (56)
Since t γ 2 D t φ ~ → ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}D_{\sqrt{t}}\widetilde{\varphi}\to\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma} t 2 γ D t φ → ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ in D ′ ( R N ) D'(\mathbb{R}^{N}) D ′ ( R N ) as t → 0 t\to0 t → 0 , it follows by [7 Proposition 3.8 (i), page 1123] , that
t γ 2 ∥ e t Δ φ ~ ∥ ∞ → ∥ e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ∥ L ∞ , as t → 0. t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\|e^{t\Delta}\widetilde{\varphi}\|_\infty\to\|e^\Delta(\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma})\|_{L^\infty}, \qquad\text{as }t\to0. t 2 γ ∥ e t Δ φ ∥ ∞ → ∥ e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ∥ L ∞ , as t → 0.
Since T max ( λ φ ) → 0 T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\to0 T m a x ( λ φ ) → 0 as λ → ∞ \lambda\to\infty λ → ∞ by (50) , we deduce from (24) that
lim sup λ → ∞ λ 2 α 2 + ℓ ( T max ( λ φ ~ ) ) 1 − 2 + ℓ 2 α ≤ ( 2 + ℓ 2 α ) 2 2 + ℓ [ C ℓ ∥ e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ∥ L ∞ ] 2 α 2 + ℓ , \limsup_{\lambda\to\infty}\lambda^{\frac{2\alpha}{2+\ell}}\left(T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi})\right)^{1-\frac{2+\ell}{2\alpha}}\le\left(\frac{2+\ell}{2\alpha}\right)^{\frac{2}{2+\ell}}\left[\frac{C_\ell}{\|e^\Delta(\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma})\|_{L^\infty}}\right]^{\frac{2\alpha}{2+\ell}}, λ → ∞ lim sup λ 2 + ℓ 2 α ( T m a x ( λ φ ) ) 1 − 2 α 2 + ℓ ≤ ( 2 α 2 + ℓ ) 2 + ℓ 2 [ ∥ e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ∥ L ∞ C ℓ ] 2 + ℓ 2 α ,
which completes the proof. □ \square □
Proof of Theorem 1.9 . It suffices to estimate T max ( λ φ ~ ) T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi}) T m a x ( λ φ ) from above, where φ ~ \widetilde{\varphi} φ is defined in (55) . For all t > 0 t>0 t > 0 , we have
t γ 2 ( e t Δ φ ~ ) ( 0 ) = [ e Δ ( t γ 2 D t φ ~ ) ] ( 0 ) . (57) t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left(e^{t\Delta}\widetilde{\varphi}\right)(0)=\left[e^\Delta\left(t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}D_{\sqrt{t}}\widetilde{\varphi}\right)\right](0). \tag*{(57)} t 2 γ ( e t Δ φ ) ( 0 ) = [ e Δ ( t 2 γ D t φ ) ] ( 0 ) . (57)
Since t γ 2 D t φ ~ → ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}D_{\sqrt{t}}\widetilde{\varphi}\to\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma} t 2 γ D t φ → ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ in D ′ ( R N ) D'(\mathbb{R}^{N}) D ′ ( R N ) as t → 0 t\to0 t → 0 , it follows by [7 Proposition 3.8 (i), p. 1123] , that
e Δ ( t γ 2 D t φ ~ ) → e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) in C 0 ( R N ) , as t → 0 , e^\Delta\left(t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}D_{\sqrt{t}}\widetilde{\varphi}\right)\to e^\Delta(\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma})\quad\text{in }C_0(\mathbb{R}^{N}),\quad\text{as }t\to0, e Δ ( t 2 γ D t φ ) → e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) in C 0 ( R N ) , as t → 0 ,
and consequently,
t γ 2 ( e t Δ ~ φ ~ ) ( 0 ) → e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ( 0 ) , as t → 0. (58) t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left(e^{t\widetilde{\Delta}}\widetilde{\varphi}\right)(0)\to e^{\Delta}\left(\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma}\right)(0),\qquad\text{as }t\to0. \tag*{(58)} t 2 γ ( e t Δ φ ) ( 0 ) → e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ( 0 ) , as t → 0. (58)
Finally, since T max ( λ φ ) → 0 T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\to0 T m a x ( λ φ ) → 0 as λ → ∞ \lambda\to\infty λ → ∞ , combining (38) with (58) yields
lim sup λ → ∞ λ 2 α 2 + l ( T max ( λ φ ) ) 1 − 2 α γ 2 + l ≤ ( 2 + l 2 α ) 2 2 + l [ C l e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ( 0 ) ] 2 α 2 + l . \limsup_{\lambda\to\infty}\lambda^{\frac{2\alpha}{2+l}}\left(T_{\max}(\lambda\varphi)\right)^{1-\frac{2\alpha\gamma}{2+l}}\le\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}\right)^{\frac{2}{2+l}}\left[\frac{C_l}{e^{\Delta}(\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma})(0)}\right]^{\frac{2\alpha}{2+l}}. λ → ∞ lim sup λ 2 + l 2 α ( T m a x ( λ φ ) ) 1 − 2 + l 2 α γ ≤ ( 2 α 2 + l ) 2 + l 2 [ e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ( 0 ) C l ] 2 + l 2 α .
which concludes the proof. □
Proof of Theorem 1.10. Let
φ ~ ( x ) = { 0 , ∣ x ∣ < R , ω ( x ) ∣ x ∣ − γ , ∣ x ∣ ≥ R . (59) \widetilde{\varphi}(x)=
\begin{cases}
0, & |x|<R,\\
\omega(x)|x|^{-\gamma}, & |x|\ge R.
\end{cases} \tag*{(59)} φ ( x ) = { 0 , ω ( x ) ∣ x ∣ − γ , ∣ x ∣ < R , ∣ x ∣ ≥ R . (59)
Since φ ≥ φ ~ \varphi\ge\widetilde{\varphi} φ ≥ φ , it is sufficient to derive an upper bound for T max ( λ φ ~ ) T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi}) T m a x ( λ φ ) . As in [34 p. 596] , the calculation in (56) gives
∥ e t Δ φ ~ ∥ L ∞ = t − γ 2 ∥ e Δ [ t γ 2 D t φ ~ ] ∥ L ∞ . \left\|e^{t\Delta}\widetilde{\varphi}\right\|_{L^\infty}=t^{-\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left\|e^{\Delta}\left[t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}D_{\sqrt{t}}\widetilde{\varphi}\right]\right\|_{L^\infty}. e t Δ φ L ∞ = t − 2 γ e Δ [ t 2 γ D t φ ] L ∞ .
Moreover, t γ 2 D t φ ~ → ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}D_{\sqrt{t}}\widetilde{\varphi}\to\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma} t 2 γ D t φ → ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ as t → ∞ t\to\infty t → ∞ in D ′ ( R N ) \mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{R}^{N}) D ′ ( R N ) . It follows, by [7 Proposition 3.8 (i), page 1123] that
t γ 2 ∥ e t Δ φ ~ ∥ L ∞ = ∥ e Δ [ t γ 2 D t φ ~ ] ∥ L ∞ → ∥ e Δ [ ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ] ∥ L ∞ , as t → ∞ . (60) t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left\|e^{t\Delta}\widetilde{\varphi}\right\|_{L^\infty}=\left\|e^{\Delta}\left[t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}D_{\sqrt{t}}\widetilde{\varphi}\right]\right\|_{L^\infty}\to\left\|e^{\Delta}\left[\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma}\right]\right\|_{L^\infty},\qquad\text{as }t\to\infty. \tag*{(60)} t 2 γ e t Δ φ L ∞ = e Δ [ t 2 γ D t φ ] L ∞ → e Δ [ ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ] L ∞ , as t → ∞. (60)
If 0 < t < T max ( λ φ ~ ) 0<t<T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi}) 0 < t < T m a x ( λ φ ) , then by (22) we must have
2 2 + l α λ α t 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 [ t γ 2 ∥ e t Δ φ ~ ∥ L ∞ ] α ≤ C l α . (61) \frac{2}{2+l}\alpha\lambda^\alpha t^{\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left[t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left\|e^{t\Delta}\widetilde{\varphi}\right\|_{L^\infty}\right]^\alpha\le C_l^\alpha. \tag*{(61)} 2 + l 2 α λ α t 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ [ t 2 γ e t Δ φ L ∞ ] α ≤ C l α . (61)
It follows that if γ < 2 + l α \gamma<\frac{2+l}{\alpha} γ < α 2 + l , then T max ( λ φ ~ ) < ∞ T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi})<\infty T m a x ( λ φ ) < ∞ for all λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 . This is of course a consequence of Fujita’s result (including the limiting case) if α ≤ 2 + l N \alpha\le\frac{2+l}{N} α ≤ N 2 + l . (See for example [29].) If α > 2 + l N \alpha>\frac{2+l}{N} α > N 2 + l , this is a consequence of Theorem 1.1 and Remark 2 (iv). On the other hand, it follows from Theorem 1.5 when l α < γ < min { N , 2 + l α } \frac{l}{\alpha}<\gamma<\min\{N,\frac{2+l}{\alpha}\} α l < γ < min { N , α 2 + l } , and from Theorem 1.4 when γ = l α \gamma=\frac{l}{\alpha} γ = α l , that T max ( λ φ ~ ) → ∞ T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi})\to\infty T m a x ( λ φ ) → ∞ as λ → 0 \lambda\to0 λ → 0 . In these cases, since T max ( λ φ ~ ) → ∞ T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi})\to\infty T m a x ( λ φ ) → ∞ as λ → 0 \lambda\to0 λ → 0 , putting t = T max ( λ φ ~ ) t=T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi}) t = T m a x ( λ φ ) in (61) and letting λ → 0 \lambda\to0 λ → 0 and using (60) , we obtain
lim sup λ → 0 λ ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 T max ( λ φ ~ ) ≤ [ C l ( 2 α / ( 2 + l ) ) 1 / α ∥ e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ∥ L ∞ ] ( 2 + l 2 α − γ 2 ) − 1 . \limsup_{\lambda\to0}\lambda^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}}T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi})\le\left[\frac{C_l}{(2\alpha/(2+l))^{1/\alpha}\left\|e^{\Delta}(\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma})\right\|_{L^\infty}}\right]^{\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}-\frac{\gamma}{2}\right)^{-1}}. λ → 0 lim sup λ ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 T m a x ( λ φ ) ≤ [ ( 2 α / ( 2 + l ) ) 1/ α ∥ e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ∥ L ∞ C l ] ( 2 α 2 + l − 2 γ ) − 1 .
This completes the proof. □
Proof of Theorem 1.11. Let φ ~ \widetilde{\varphi} φ be as in (59) . It is sufficient to derive an upper bound for T max ( λ φ ~ ) T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi}) T m a x ( λ φ ) . First, observe that if γ < 2 + l α \gamma<\frac{2+l}{\alpha} γ < α 2 + l , then T max ( λ φ ~ ) < ∞ T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi})<\infty T m a x ( λ φ ) < ∞ for all λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 , as a direct consequence of Theorem 1.2 , and Remark 2 (iv). Next, replacing φ ~ \widetilde{\varphi} φ by φ ~ \widetilde{\varphi} φ in (57) , we obtain
t γ 2 ( e t Δ φ ~ ) ( 0 ) = [ e Δ ( t γ 2 D t φ ~ ) ] ( 0 ) . t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left(e^{t\Delta}\widetilde{\varphi}\right)(0)=\left[e^{\Delta}\left(t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}D_{\sqrt{t}}\widetilde{\varphi}\right)\right](0). t 2 γ ( e t Δ φ ) ( 0 ) = [ e Δ ( t 2 γ D t φ ) ] ( 0 ) .
Moreover, as t → ∞ t\to\infty t → ∞ , we have t γ 2 D t φ ~ → ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}D_{\sqrt{t}}\widetilde{\varphi}\to\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma} t 2 γ D t φ → ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ in D ′ ( R N ) \mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{R}^{N}) D ′ ( R N ) . Therefore, by [7 Proposition 3.8, p. 1123] , it follows that
t γ 2 ( e t Δ φ ~ ) ( 0 ) → ( e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ) ( 0 ) , as t → ∞ . t^{\frac{\gamma}{2}}\left(e^{t\Delta}\widetilde{\varphi}\right)(0)\to\left(e^{\Delta}(\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma})\right)(0),\qquad\text{as }t\to\infty. t 2 γ ( e t Δ φ ) ( 0 ) → ( e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ) ( 0 ) , as t → ∞.
It follows from Theorem 1.5 that T max ( λ φ ~ ) → ∞ T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi})\to\infty T m a x ( λ φ ) → ∞ as λ → 0 \lambda\to0 λ → 0 . Combining this with (38) , implies that
lim sup λ → 0 λ 2 α 2 + l ( T max ( λ φ ~ ) ) 1 − 2 α γ 2 + l ≤ ( 2 + l 2 α ) 2 2 + l [ C l e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ( 0 ) ] 2 α 2 + l . \limsup_{\lambda\to0}\lambda^{\frac{2\alpha}{2+l}}\left(T_{\max}(\lambda\widetilde{\varphi})\right)^{1-\frac{2\alpha\gamma}{2+l}}\le\left(\frac{2+l}{2\alpha}\right)^{\frac{2}{2+l}}\left[\frac{C_l}{e^{\Delta}(\omega|\cdot|^{-\gamma})(0)}\right]^{\frac{2\alpha}{2+l}}. λ → 0 lim sup λ 2 + l 2 α ( T m a x ( λ φ ) ) 1 − 2 + l 2 α γ ≤ ( 2 α 2 + l ) 2 + l 2 [ e Δ ( ω ∣ ⋅ ∣ − γ ) ( 0 ) C l ] 2 + l 2 α .
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Byrame Ben Slimene, Taibah University, College of Science, Department of Mathematics, 42353 AL-Madinah, Saudi Arabia, e-mail: byramebenslimene@yahoo.fr
Slim Tayachi, Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Département de Mathématiques, Laboratoire Équations aux Dérivées Partielles LR03ES04, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia, e-mail: slim.tayachi@fst.rnu.tn