Geometric approaches for improved regularity in fully nonlinear parabolic models
Abstract
In this paper, we derive improved estimates for a class of fully nonlinear parabolic equations with continuous drift and admissible source terms of the form ∂tu − F(D2u,x,t) + ⟨ B(x,t), Du⟩ = f(x, t, u+, u−) in Q1. Our analysis reveals two distinct regimes. In the first, f=f(x,t) exhibits θ-Hölder decay (θ∈(0,1)), yielding improved gradient regularity at vanishing points via perturbative methods and geometric iteration, as well as nondegeneracy with explicit growth rates under a suitable structural condition. In the second, f(·,u+,u-)=(u+)γ−(u-)γ with γ∈(0,1) (corresponding to an evolutionary semilinear two-phase model), we obtain enhanced regularity at branching points by combining a robust blow-up analysis with local derivative estimates for linear equations. Our results remain relevant even in linear settings with merely continuous data, linking to classical free boundary problems arising in mathematical physics and related areas.
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BibTeX
@misc{bessa2026geometric,
title = {{Geometric approaches for improved regularity in fully nonlinear parabolic models}},
author = {Junior da Silva Bessa and João Vitor da Silva and Mayra Soares},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2606.24617},
eprint = {2606.24617},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.24617},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Geometric approaches for improved regularity in fully nonlinear parabolic models
AU - Junior da Silva Bessa
AU - João Vitor da Silva
AU - Mayra Soares
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/10
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2606.24617
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.24617
AB - In this paper, we derive improved estimates for a class of fully nonlinear parabolic equations with continuous drift and admissible source terms of the form ∂_tu − F(D^2u,x,t) + ⟨ B(x,t), Du⟩ = f(x, t, u^+, u^−) in Q_1. Our analysis reveals two distinct regimes. In the first, f=f(x,t) exhibits θ-Hölder decay (θ∈(0,1)), yielding improved gradient regularity at vanishing points via perturbative methods and geometric iteration, as well as nondegeneracy with explicit growth rates under a suitable structural condition. In the second, f(·,u^+,u^-)=(u^+)^γ−(u^-)^γ with γ∈(0,1) (corresponding to an evolutionary semilinear two-phase model), we obtain enhanced regularity at branching points by combining a robust blow-up analysis with local derivative estimates for linear equations. Our results remain relevant even in linear settings with merely continuous data, linking to classical free boundary problems arising in mathematical physics and related areas.
ER -