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Optimal and Sharp Convergence Rate of Solutions for a Semilinear Heat Equation with a Critical Exponent and Exponentially Approaching Initial Data

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We study the behavior of solutions of the Cauchy problem for a semilinear heat equation with critical nonlinearity in the sense of Joseph and Lundgren. It is known that if two solutions are initially close enough near the spatial infinity, then these solutions approach each other. In this paper, we give its optimal and sharp convergence rate of solutions with a critical exponent and two exponentially approaching initial data. This rate contains a logarithmic term which does not contain in the super critical nonlinearity case. Proofs are given by a comparison method based on matched asymptotic expansion.

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Hoshino, M. Optimal and Sharp Convergence Rate of Solutions for a Semilinear Heat Equation with a Critical Exponent and Exponentially Approaching Initial Data. J Dyn Diff Equat 36, 1981–2005 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10884-022-10198-3

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