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Blow-Up and Life-Span for Nonlinear Hardy-Hénon Parabolic Equations

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We consider the nonlinear Hardy-Hénon parabolic equation ut=Δu+∣x∣l∣u∣αu, u_t=Δu+|x|^l|u|^αu, t>0,t>0, x∈RNx\in\mathbb{R}^N or x∈RN∖{0}x\in\mathbb{R}^N\setminus\{0\}, with N≥1N\ge1, l>−min⁡{2,N}l>-\min\{2,N\}, α>0α>0, with nonnegative initial datum u0u_0. We first establish new criteria for finite-time blow-up. We then derive optimal upper bounds for the life-span Tmax⁡(λφ)T_{\max}(λφ) of solutions arising from the initial datum u0=λφu_0=λφ. These estimates establish a precise dependence of Tmax⁡(λφ)T_{\max}(λφ) on both the initial profile φφ and the parameter λλ in the small and large-amplitude regimes.

Introduction and main results

In this paper, we consider the semilinear Hardy-Hénon parabolic equation

ut=Δu+∣x∣l∣u∣αu,(1)u_t=\Delta u+|x|^{l}|u|^{\alpha}u, \tag*{(1)}

with initial data

u(0)=u0≥0,(2)u(0)=u_0\ge0, \tag*{(2)}

where u=u(t,x)u=u(t,x), (t,x)∈(0,T)×D(t,x)\in(0,T)\times D, T>0T>0, D=RND=\mathbb{R}^{N} if l≥0l\ge0, D=RN∖{0}D=\mathbb{R}^{N}\setminus\{0\} if l<0l<0, N∈NN\in\mathbb{N}, l>−min⁡{2,N}l>-\min\{2,N\} and α>0\alpha>0. Equation (1.1) with l<0l<0 is known in the literature as the Hardy parabolic equation. For l>0l>0 it is known as the Hénon parabolic equation. The case l=0l=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 Tmax⁡(u0)T_{\max}(u_0) the maximal existence time of the solution to (1.1)–(1.2). If 0<Tmax⁡(u0)<∞0<T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty, the solution is said to blow-up in finite time, whereas if Tmax⁡(u0)=∞T_{\max}(u_0)=\infty, it is called a global solution. By convention, we set Tmax⁡(u0)=0T_{\max}(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 u0=λφu_0=\lambda\varphi, where φ\varphi is a fixed element of the Banach space under consideration, and λ>0\lambda>0.

For the case l=0l=0, the life-span of solutions has been extensively studied; see, for example, [17, 24, 26, 34, 35]. In the case l≠0l\ne0, 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≠0l\ne0. 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 u0=λφu_0=\lambda\varphi, expressed in terms of the parameter λ\lambda and φ\varphi.

As is standard practice, we study (1.1)–(1.2) via the associated integral equation

u(t)=etΔu0+∫0te(t−σ)Δ[∣⋅∣l∣u(σ)∣αu(σ)] dσ(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)}

where, for all t>0t>0, etΔe^{t\Delta} denotes the heat semigroup

etΔf=G(t,⋅)∗f,(4)e^{t\Delta}f=G(t,\cdot)*f, \tag*{(4)}

with ∗* denotes the convolution operator and

G(t,x)=(4πt)−N2e−∣x∣24t, t>0, x∈RN.(5)G(t,x)=(4\pi t)^{-\frac{N}{2}}e^{-\frac{|x|^2}{4t}},\ t>0,\ x\in\mathbb{R}^N. \tag*{(5)}

A solution uu of (3) is a mild solution of the problem (1.1)–(1.2).

In what follows, for 1≤q≤∞1\le q\le\infty, we denote by Lq(RN)L^q(\mathbb{R}^N) the usual Lebesgue space endowed with its standard norm ∥⋅∥Lq\|\cdot\|_{L^q}. We also consider the weighted Lebesgue space Lγq(RN)L^q_\gamma(\mathbb{R}^N), consisting of all measurable functions f:RN→Rf:\mathbb{R}^N\to\mathbb{R} such that ∣⋅∣γf∈Lq(RN)|\cdot|^\gamma f\in L^q(\mathbb{R}^N), and equipped with the norm ∥f∥Lγq=∥∣⋅∣γf∥Lq\|f\|_{L^q_\gamma}=\||\cdot|^\gamma f\|_{L^q}, where γ∈R\gamma\in\mathbb{R}. Finally, C0(RN)C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) denotes the space of continuous functions vanishing at infinity, while Cb(RN)C_b(\mathbb{R}^N) denotes the space of continuous bounded functions on RN\mathbb{R}^N.

By Fujita-type results [2, 15, 16, 25, 29], when α≤2+lN\alpha\le\frac{2+l}{N}, problem (1.1)–(1.2) admits no nontrivial nonnegative global solution for any nontrivial nonnegative initial data, while if α>2+lN\alpha>\frac{2+l}{N}, there are global positive solutions. In the supercritical case α>2+lN\alpha>\frac{2+l}{N}, additional conditions on the initial data u0u_0 may still lead to a finite-time explosion. To illustrate this phenomenon, first consider the case l=0l=0. It is proved in [24 Theorem 3.2 (i), p. 372] that for α>2N\alpha>\frac{2}{N}, there exists C>0C>0 such that if u0∈Cb(RN)u_0\in C_b(\mathbb{R}^N), u0≥0u_0\ge0 and lim inf⁡∣x∣→∞∣x∣2αu0(x)>C\liminf_{|x|\to\infty}|x|^{\frac{2}{\alpha}}u_0(x)>C, then Tmax⁡(u0)<∞T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty. For instance, for all α>0\alpha>0, if u0∈Cb(RN)u_0\in C_b(\mathbb{R}^N), u0≥0u_0\ge0 and lim inf⁡∣x∣→∞∣x∣γu0(x)>0\liminf_{|x|\to\infty}|x|^\gamma u_0(x)>0 with γ<2α\gamma<\frac{2}{\alpha}, then Tmax⁡(u0)<∞T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty, 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 u0∈C0(RN)u_0\in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N), u0≥0u_0\ge0, and u0(x)≥c∣x∣−2/αsin⁡2(log⁡∣x∣)u_0(x)\ge c|x|^{-2/\alpha}\sin^2(\log|x|) for all sufficiently large ∣x∣|x|, with c>0c>0 large enough, then Tmax⁡(u0)<∞T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty. Fewer results are available in the case l≠0l\ne0. In the Hardy case, that is −min⁡{2,N}<l<0-\min\{2,N\}<l<0, it is observed in [4 Remark 1.3, p. 119] that if N≥3N\ge3 and 2+lN<α<2+l2\frac{2+l}{N}<\alpha<\frac{2+l}{2}, then there exists C>0C>0 such that if u0∈C0(RN)u_0\in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N), u0>0u_0>0, and lim inf⁡∣x∣→∞∣x∣2+lαu0(x)≥C\liminf_{|x|\to\infty}|x|^{\frac{2+l}{\alpha}}u_0(x)\ge C, one has Tmax⁡(u0)<∞T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty. On the other hand, when l≥0l\ge0, corresponding to the Hénon case, Wang [37 Theorem 0.2’, p. 556] proved that for N≥3N\ge3, if u0∈Cb(RN)u_0\in C_b(\mathbb{R}^N) satisfies 0≤u0(x)≤c∣x∣−l/α0\le u_0(x)\le c|x|^{-l/\alpha} in RN\mathbb{R}^N, α≥αc(l)\alpha\ge\alpha_c(l), (where αc(l)\alpha_c(l) denotes the Joseph-Lundgren exponent defined in [37 equation (0.7), p. 555],) and lim inf⁡∣x∣→∞∣x∣2+lαu0(x)\liminf_{|x|\to\infty}|x|^{\frac{2+l}{\alpha}}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\}, α>2+lN\alpha>\frac{2+l}{N} and 0<γ<2+lα0<\gamma<\frac{2+l}{\alpha}, then, for any u0∈C0(RN)u_0\in C_0(\mathbb{R}^N) satisfying u0≥0u_0\ge0 and lim inf⁡∣x∣→∞∣x∣γu0(x)>0\liminf_{|x|\to\infty}|x|^\gamma u_0(x)>0, we have Tmax⁡(u0)<∞T_{\max}(u_0)<\infty.

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