On two phase freeboundary problems governed by elliptic equations with distributed sources

Daniela De Silva; Fausto Ferrari; Sandro Salsa

doi:10.3934/dcdss.2014.7.673

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2014, Volume 7, Issue 4: 673-693. Doi: 10.3934/dcdss.2014.7.673

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On two phase free boundary problems governed by elliptic equations with distributed sources

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Department of Mathematics, Barnard College, Columbia University, 2990 Broadway, New York, NY 10027
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Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università di Bologna, Piazza di Porta S. Donato, 5, 40126 Bologna
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Dipartimento di Matematica del Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, 20133 Milano

Received: November 2013

Published: August 2014

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We present some recent progress on the analysis of two-phase free boundary problems governed by elliptic operators, with non-zero right hand side. We also discuss on several open questions, object of future investigations.

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Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35J25, 35R35; Secondary: 35J60.

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