# American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

June  2012, 5(3): 507-530. doi: 10.3934/dcdss.2012.5.507

## An elliptic problem with degenerate coercivity and a singular quadratic gradient lower order term

 1 Laboratoire de Mathématiques Appliquées du Havre, Université du Havre, 25, rue Philippe Lebon, 76063 Le Havre, France

Received  August 2010 Revised  September 2010 Published  October 2011

In this paper we study a Dirichlet problem for an elliptic equation with degenerate coercivity and a singular lower order term with natural growth with respect to the gradient. The model problem is $$$\left\{\begin{array}{11} -div\left(\frac{\nabla u}{(1+|u|)^p}\right) + \frac{|\nabla u|^{2}}{|u|^{\theta}} = f & \mbox{in \Omega,} \\ u = 0 & \mbox{on \partial\Omega,} \end{array} \right.$$$ where $\Omega$ is an open bounded set of $\mathbb{R}^N$, $N\geq 3$ and $p, \theta>0$. The source $f$ is a positive function belonging to some Lebesgue space. We will show that, even if the lower order term is singular, it has some regularizing effects on the solutions, when $p>\theta-1$ and $\theta<2$.
Citation: Gisella Croce. An elliptic problem with degenerate coercivity and a singular quadratic gradient lower order term. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - S, 2012, 5 (3) : 507-530. doi: 10.3934/dcdss.2012.5.507
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##### References:
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