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On a comparison theorem via symmetrisation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

S. Kesavan
S. Kesavan
Affiliation:
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore Centre, IISc Campus, P.O. Box 1234, Bangalore 560 012, India
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Synopsis

Talenti's theorem allows us to estimate the norms of the solution of an elliptic boundary value problem posed on a bounded open set Ω in terms of those of the “symmetrised” problem posed on Ω*, the ball centred at 0 and such that |Ω| = |Ω*|. We are interested in the limiting case when equality is achieved between the norms of the two solutions. We show then that Ω = Ω* and that the solution is radially symmetric and decreasing. The novelty of this exposition is that the method used is very elementary compared to the usual arguments.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 119 , Issue 1-2 , 1991 , pp. 159 - 167
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1991

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