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Main Authors: Li, Xiaowen, Mei, Ming
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.15900
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author Li, Xiaowen
Mei, Ming
author_facet Li, Xiaowen
Mei, Ming
contents In this paper, we study the asymptotic stability of viscous shock profile for the Burgers equation $u_t +f(u)_x = (\frac{u_{x}}{u^{1-m}})_x$ on the half-space $(0,+\infty)$, subject to the boundary conditions $u|_{x=0}=u_->0$ and $u|_{x=+\infty}=0$. Here, the parameter $\frac{1}{2}<m<1$ measures the strength of fast diffusion. A key challenge arises from the pronounced singularity in the diffusivity $\left(\frac{u_x}{u^{1-m}} \right)_x$ at $u=0$ and the boundary layer. We demonstrate that the long-time behavior of $u$ converges to a shifted shock profile $U(x-st-d(t))$, where $d(t)$ is governed by the boundary layer dynamics at $x=0$ and driven by the initial data $u(x,0)$. To overcome the singularity from fast diffusion compounded by the bad effect of boundary layer for wave stability, some new techniques for weighted energy estimates are introduced artfully.
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spellingShingle Convergence to shock profiles for Burgers equation with singular fast-diffusion and boundary effect
Li, Xiaowen
Mei, Ming
Analysis of PDEs
In this paper, we study the asymptotic stability of viscous shock profile for the Burgers equation $u_t +f(u)_x = (\frac{u_{x}}{u^{1-m}})_x$ on the half-space $(0,+\infty)$, subject to the boundary conditions $u|_{x=0}=u_->0$ and $u|_{x=+\infty}=0$. Here, the parameter $\frac{1}{2}<m<1$ measures the strength of fast diffusion. A key challenge arises from the pronounced singularity in the diffusivity $\left(\frac{u_x}{u^{1-m}} \right)_x$ at $u=0$ and the boundary layer. We demonstrate that the long-time behavior of $u$ converges to a shifted shock profile $U(x-st-d(t))$, where $d(t)$ is governed by the boundary layer dynamics at $x=0$ and driven by the initial data $u(x,0)$. To overcome the singularity from fast diffusion compounded by the bad effect of boundary layer for wave stability, some new techniques for weighted energy estimates are introduced artfully.
title Convergence to shock profiles for Burgers equation with singular fast-diffusion and boundary effect
topic Analysis of PDEs
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.15900