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On the evolution equation with a dynamic Hardy-type potential

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Motivated by the celebrated paper of Baras and Goldstein (Trans Am Math Soc 284:121–139, 1984), we study the heat equation with a dynamic Hardy-type singular potential. In particular, we are interested in the case where the singular point moves in time. Under appropriate conditions on the potential and initial value, we show the existence, nonexistence and uniqueness of solutions and obtain a sharp lower and upper bound near the singular point. Proofs are given by using solutions of the radial heat equation, some precise estimates for an equivalent integral equation and the comparison principle.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, 116325, Taiwan

    Jann-Long Chern

  2. Department of Mathematics, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea

    Gyeongha Hwang

  3. Department of Mathematical and Computing Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan

    Jin Takahashi

  4. Department of Mathematics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan

    Eiji Yanagida

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The first author was supported in part by Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of Taiwan (No. MOST 107-2115-M-008-005-MY3). The second author was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) grant funded by the Korean government(MSIT) (No. NRF-2018R1C1B5086492). The third author was supported in part by JSPS KAKENHI Early-Career Scientists (No. 19K14567). The fourth author was supported in part by JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (No. 16K13769).

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Chern, JL., Hwang, G., Takahashi, J. et al. On the evolution equation with a dynamic Hardy-type potential. J. Evol. Equ. 21, 2141–2165 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00028-021-00675-5

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