Gradient estimates and Liouville theorems for the \(Φ\)-Laplacian equations on Riemannian manifolds

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Main Authors: Wang, Yu-Zhao, Hao, Jian-Hua
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author Wang, Yu-Zhao
Hao, Jian-Hua
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Hao, Jian-Hua
contents This paper establishes gradient estimates and Liouville-type theorems for the \(Φ\)-Laplacian equation \(Δ_Φ(u) = G(|\nabla u|^2)\) on complete Riemannian manifolds and its parabolic counterpart \(\partial_t u = Λ_Φ(u)\) on compact Riemannian manifolds. Using a nonlinear \(Φ\)-Bochner formula and the Nash-Moser iteration technique, we prove local gradient bounds under the lower bound assumption of Ricci curvature and suitable conditions on \(Φ\) and \(G\), which leads to Liouville theorems for global solutions. For the parabolic case, we employ the maximum principle to derive gradient estimates on compact Riemannian manifolds, and subsequently obtain Liouville-type results. Our work provides a unified framework that generalizes prior results for \(p\)-harmonic functions and other quasilinear equations.
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spellingShingle Gradient estimates and Liouville theorems for the \(Φ\)-Laplacian equations on Riemannian manifolds
Wang, Yu-Zhao
Hao, Jian-Hua
Differential Geometry
Analysis of PDEs
Primary 58J35, Secondary 35K92
This paper establishes gradient estimates and Liouville-type theorems for the \(Φ\)-Laplacian equation \(Δ_Φ(u) = G(|\nabla u|^2)\) on complete Riemannian manifolds and its parabolic counterpart \(\partial_t u = Λ_Φ(u)\) on compact Riemannian manifolds. Using a nonlinear \(Φ\)-Bochner formula and the Nash-Moser iteration technique, we prove local gradient bounds under the lower bound assumption of Ricci curvature and suitable conditions on \(Φ\) and \(G\), which leads to Liouville theorems for global solutions. For the parabolic case, we employ the maximum principle to derive gradient estimates on compact Riemannian manifolds, and subsequently obtain Liouville-type results. Our work provides a unified framework that generalizes prior results for \(p\)-harmonic functions and other quasilinear equations.
title Gradient estimates and Liouville theorems for the \(Φ\)-Laplacian equations on Riemannian manifolds
topic Differential Geometry
Analysis of PDEs
Primary 58J35, Secondary 35K92
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.01579