SYMMETRY AND RELATED PROPERTIES VIA THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE

被引:2310
作者
GIDAS, B [1 ]
NI, WM [1 ]
NIRENBERG, L [1 ]
机构
[1] NYU,COURANT INST MATH SCI,NEW YORK,NY 10012
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10.1007/BF01221125
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We prove symmetry, and some related properties, of positive solutions of second order elliptic equations. Our methods employ various forms of the maximum principle, and a device of moving parallel planes to a critical position, and then showing that the solution is symmetric about the limiting plane. We treat solutions in bounded domains and in the entire space. © 1979 Springer-Verlag.
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页码:209 / 243
页数:35
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