
doi: 10.4171/rmi/504
In this paper we prove a symmetry theorem for the Green function associated to the heat equation in a certain class of bounded domains \Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1} . For T>0 , let \Omega_T=\Omega\cap[\mathbb{R}^n\times (0,T)] and let G be the Green function of \Omega_T with pole at (0,0)\in\partial_p\Omega_T . Assume that the adjoint caloric measure in \Omega_T defined with respect to (0,0) , \hat\omega , is absolutely continuous with respect to a certain surface measure, \sigma , on \partial_p\Omega_T . Our main result states that if \frac {d\hat\omega}{d\sigma}(X,t)=\lambda\frac {|X|}{2t} for all (X,t)\in \partial_p\Omega_T\setminus\{(X,t): t=0\} and for some \lambda>0 , then \partial_p\Omega_T\subseteq\{(X,t):W(X,t)=\lambda\} where W(X,t) is the heat kernel and G=W-\lambda in \Omega_T . This result has previously been proven by Lewis and Vogel under stronger assumptions on \Omega .
caloric measure, 35K05, symmetry theorem, heat equation, Heat equation, Fundamental solutions to PDEs, Green's function, free boundary, Geometric theory, characteristics, transformations in context of PDEs
caloric measure, 35K05, symmetry theorem, heat equation, Heat equation, Fundamental solutions to PDEs, Green's function, free boundary, Geometric theory, characteristics, transformations in context of PDEs
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