A nonlocal nonlinear diffusion equation with blowing up boundary conditions

Abstract

We deal with boundary value problems (prescribing Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions) for a nonlocal nonlinear diffusion operator which is analogous to the porous medium equation. First, we prove existence, uniqueness and the validity of a comparison principle for these problems. Next, we impose boundary data that blow up in finite time and study the behavior of the solutions. (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier Inc.