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An entropy approach to doubly nonlinear parabolic obstacle problems

Aug 2026 · 0 citations
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Abstract

This paper studies doubly nonlinear parabolic obstacle problems. We introduce a renormalized entropy formulation in which the reaction measure is encoded by evaluating the entropy multiplier at the obstacle. For diffusion depending only on the gradient and continuous time-independent obstacles, we prove a global $L^1$ comparison estimate, uniqueness of the solution, and a minimality principle among a measure-free entropy supersolution class. For diffusion depending on both the solution and its gradient, we prove existence for continuous time-dependent obstacles with a boundary-controlled decomposition. Using two ordered penalization procedures, we obtain convergence of the approximate solutions and of the corresponding reaction terms. The limiting reaction consists of an absolutely continuous part with bounded density and a finite Radon measure concentrated on a prescribed compact spatial region. A one-sided time regularization yields strong convergence of the gradients and identifies the nonlinear flux. Together, the results yield existence, uniqueness and $L^1$ stability under their common assumptions.

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