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\emph{Electronic Journal of Differential Equations},
Vol. 2016 (2016), No. 299, pp. 1--8.\newline
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\begin{document}
\title[\hfilneg EJDE-2016/299\hfil Uniqueness of a very singular solution]
{Uniqueness of a very singular solution to nonlinear degenerate
parabolic equations with absorption for Dirichlet boundary condition}

\author[N. A. Dao \hfil EJDE-2016/299\hfilneg]
{Nguyen Anh Dao}

\address{Nguyen Anh Dao \newline
Applied Analysis Research Group,
Faculty of Mathematics and Statistics,
Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam}
\email{daonguyenanh@tdt.edu.vn}


\thanks{Submitted August 14, 2016. Published November 25, 2016.}
\subjclass[2010]{35K65, 35K15}
\keywords{Degenerate parabolic equations;
 large solution; very singular solution; 
 \hfill\break\indent Dirac measure}

\begin{abstract}
 We prove the existence and uniqueness of singular solutions
 (fundamental solution, very singular solution, and large solution)
 of quasilinear parabolic equations with absorption for Dirichlet boundary
 condition. We also show the short time behavior of singular solutions as $t$
 tends to $0$.
\end{abstract}

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\numberwithin{equation}{section}
\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}[section]
\newtheorem{remark}[theorem]{Remark}
\newtheorem{definition}[theorem]{Definition}
\newtheorem{corollary}[theorem]{Corollary}
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\section{Introduction}

 This article concerns the nonnegative singular solutions of the
 degenerated parabolic equation
\begin{equation}\label{e1}
\begin{gathered}
\partial_t u - \Delta (u^m) + u^q =0, \quad \text{in } \Omega\times(0,\infty),\\
u=0, \quad \text{on } \partial\Omega\times(0,\infty),
\end{gathered}
\end{equation}
where $q>m>1$, and $\Omega$ is a smooth bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^N$. Here,
 singular solutions refer to the large solution, the very singular solution,
and the solution with initial Dirac measure.

 Our main purpose is to consider the uniqueness of very singular solution
(in short VSS) of equation \eqref{e1}, which has not been proved before for
any bounded domain.
 Roughly speaking, a VSS of \eqref{e1} is a solution which is more singular
than solutions with initial Dirac measures.
 This terminology is introduced first by Brezis et al.\ \cite{BrPeTe}.
This solution has been intensively studied during last decades.

In the sequel, we assume without loss of generality that $0\in \Omega$, and
such a VSS has a singularity at $x=0$.
 Most of papers have studied the existence and uniqueness of VSS for the
Cauchy problems, i.e: $\Omega=\mathbb{R}^N$, see e.g.
\cite{BrPeTe,DiSaa,KaPe,KaPeVaz,KaVe,PeTer,BiAnh1,BiAnh2},
 and references therein. Note that this kind of solution plays a crucial role
in studying the long time behavior of solutions of the Cauchy problem corresponding
to equation \eqref{e1}, see \cite{KaPe,Min1}.

 Let us mention the results involving our problem.
 Peletier and Terman \cite{PeTer} showed that there exists a self-similar
VSS of equation \eqref{e1} in $\mathbb{R}^N\times(0,\infty)$, which is of the form
 \[
 W(x,t)=t^{-\frac{1}{p-1}}f(|x|t^{(p-m)/2(p-1)}),
 \]
provided $1<m<p<m+\frac{2}{N}$. In order for $W$ to fulfill the singular condition
above, $f$ must satisfy the condition
 \begin{equation}\label{e4.1}
\begin{gathered}
 (f^m)''+\frac{N-1}{\tau}(f^m)' +\frac{p-m}{2(p-1)}\tau f'
 +\frac{f}{p-1}-f^p=0, \\
 \tau=|x|t^{(p-m)/2(p-1)}, \quad f'(0)=0, \\
 \lim_{\tau\to +\infty} \tau^{2/(p-m)} f(\tau)=0, \quad
 f(\tau) \begin{cases}
 >0, & \text{if } 0\leq \tau<\tau_0, \\
 =0, & \text{if } \tau_0\leq \tau<\infty.
 \end{cases} 
 \end{gathered}
 \end{equation}
 for some $\tau_0>0$, see also  Leoni, \cite{Leoni} for the case $0<m<1$.
 The uniqueness result of self-similar solutions of \eqref{e4.1}
 was proved by  Kamin and  Veron, \cite{KaVe} (see also \cite{Min2,KaPeVaz}).
 The proof of the uniqueness result is intensively based on the self-similarity 
in order to lead to solving the ODE \eqref{e4.1}. It is of course that this
 method does not work for such a bounded domain $\Omega$.

 In this article, we show that  \eqref{e1} has a unique VSS.
 Our idea is to construct a maximal VSS, and a minimal VSS. 
Then we show that both solutions are equal.
 It is well known that the minimal VSS is the convergence of a non-decreasing 
sequence of solutions with initial Dirac measures. While, we construct 
the maximal VSS, which is the decreasing convergence of large solutions. 
This leads to consider large solutions of  \eqref{e1}.


Let us discuss large solutions. 
Crandall, Lions, and Souganidis \cite{CLS} considered nonnegative solutions 
of the equation
 \begin{equation}\label{e4}
 \begin{gathered}
\partial_{t}u- \Delta u + |\nabla u|^q=0, \quad \text{in }\Omega\times(0,\infty), \\
 u=0, \quad \text{on } \partial\Omega\times(0,\infty), 
 \end{gathered}
 \end{equation}
 with initial data
 \begin{equation}\label{e3}
 u(0)= \begin{cases}
 +\infty, & \text{in } \mathcal{O},  \\
 0, &\text{in } \Omega\backslash \overline{\mathcal{O}},
 \end{cases}
 \end{equation}
 where $\mathcal{O}$ is an open subset of $\Omega$. The initial data 
is understood as follows:
 $u(x,t)\to+\infty$, for any $x\in \mathcal{O}$, and $u(x,t)\to 0$, 
for any $x\in \overline{\Omega}\backslash \overline{\mathcal{O}}$.

 This problem is motivated by studying the theory of large deviations of Markov
 diffusion processes.
 The authors showed that there is a unique solution of problem \eqref{e4}, 
\eqref{e3} when $q>1$. Such a solution with initial data \eqref{e3}
is called a large solution.
 Inspired by their work, and also for our purpose later, we would like 
to prove the existence and uniqueness of large solution of problem \eqref{e1}.

 In the next section, we  give the definitions of large solution and  VSS, 
 and give our results.

 \section{Some definitions and main results}

{\bf Notation:} We denote by $B(x,r)$ the open
ball with center at $x$ and radius $r>0$. We also
denote by $C$ a general positive constant, possibly varying from line to line.
Furthermore, the constants which depend on parameters will be emphasized by
using parentheses. For example, $C=C(\lambda)$ means that $C$
depends on $\lambda$.

Let us first define a
VSS of equation \eqref{e1}.

\begin{definition}\label{def2} \rm
$V$ is called a VSS of equation \eqref{e1} if 
$V\in\mathcal{C}(\overline{\Omega}\times[0,\infty)\backslash\{(0,0)\})$ 
satisfies  \eqref{e1} in the sense of distributions, and $V$ has the
 following properties:
\begin{equation}\label{esingularcond}
\begin{gathered}
 V(x,0)=0, \quad \forall x\in\Omega\backslash\{0\},\\
 \lim_{t\to 0} \int_{B(0,r)} V(x,t) dx =\infty, \quad \text{for all } r>0.
\end{gathered}
\end{equation}
\end{definition}

\begin{definition}\label{def3} \rm
$u$ is called a large solution of \eqref{e1} if 
$u\in\mathcal{C}(\overline{\Omega}\times(0,\infty))$ satisfies \eqref{e1}
 in the sense of distributions, and $u$ fulfills condition \eqref{e3}.
\end{definition}

Our first results are the existence and uniqueness of large solutions.

 \begin{theorem}\label{thmlargesol}
 Let $q>m>1$. Then, there exists a unique large solution of  \eqref{e1}.
 \end{theorem}

Concerning VSS, we have the following result.

\begin{theorem}\label{thmVSS}
 Let $m>1$, and $m<p<m+\frac{2}{N}$. Then, there exists a unique VSS of \eqref{e1}.
 \end{theorem}

Now, we state a result of the short time behavior of the VSS.

\begin{theorem} \label{thmshorttime}
 Let $u$ be the unique VSS of equation \eqref{e1} in Theorem \ref{thmVSS}. Then
 \begin{equation}\label{e5}
 \lim_{t\to 0} t^{\frac{1}{p-1}} u(0,t) = f(0).
 \end{equation}
 \end{theorem}

\begin{remark} \rm
The result of Theorem \ref{thmshorttime} implies that
 the short time behavior of VSS of equation \eqref{e1} for a bounded domain 
and the one in $\mathbb{R}^N$ are the same.

Of course our results above also hold for $m=1$.
\end{remark}


In the next section, we give the proof of Theorem \ref{thmlargesol}. 
The proof of Theorem \ref{thmVSS}, and Theorem \ref{thmshorttime} will 
be given in the last section.

\section{Proof of Theorem \ref{thmlargesol}}

\textbf{(i) Existence.} For any $n\geq 1$, we set
 $\mathcal{O}_n=\{ x\in \mathcal{O}: 
\operatorname{dist}(x, \partial\mathcal{O}>\frac{1}{n})\}$,
and construct a nondecreasing sequence of Lipschitz functions, $\psi_{n}$ such that
\[
\psi_{n}= \begin{cases}
 n, &\text{if } x\in \mathcal{O}_n, \\
 0, &\text{if } x\in \Omega\backslash \overline{\mathcal{O}}.
 \end{cases}
\]
Now, we consider equation \eqref{e1} with initial data $u_0=\psi_n$.
By the classical results (see \cite{Vazquez}), there exists a unique 
solution $u_n\in\mathcal{C}(\overline{\Omega}\times[0,\infty))$.
Clearly, $z(t)=(q-1)^{\frac{-1}{q-1}} t^{1-q}$, is a solution of the ODE:
 \begin{gather*}
z'(t) + z^q(t)=0, \quad t>0, \\
 z(0)=+\infty,
 \end{gather*}
By the strong comparison principle (see \cite{Ar-Cr-Pe}), we obtain
\begin{equation}\label{e10}
u_n(x,t)\leq z(t), \quad \forall (x,t)\in \Omega\times(0,\infty).
\end{equation}
It is obvious that $\{u_n\}_{n\geq 1}$ is non-decreasing. 
By \eqref{e10}, there is a function $u$ such that $u_n\uparrow u$, and 
$u(x,t)$ is also bounded by $z(t)$ in $\Omega\times(0,\infty)$.

 By the boundedness of $u_n$, the classical argument allows us to pass 
to the limit as $n\to\infty$, in order to obtain $u$, a weak solution 
of equation \eqref{e1}. The regularity 
$u\in \mathcal{C}(\overline{\Omega}\times(0,\infty))$ follows from 
the regularity results in \cite{Debe1} 
(see also \cite{Vazquez,Debe-Fried1,Debe-Fried2}).

It remains to show that $u(0)$ fulfills condition \eqref{e3}.
 Indeed, for any $x\in \mathcal{O}$, there is a natural number 
$n_x\in\mathbb{N}$ such that $x\in\mathcal{O}_n$, for all $n\geq n_x$. Then
 the monotonicity of the sequence $\{u_n\}_{n\geq 1}$ implies
\[
\liminf_{t\to 0} u(x,t) \geq \liminf_{t\to 0} u_n(x,t)=n.
\]
The last inequality holds for any $n\geq n_x$, thereby proves
 $u(x,0)=+\infty$ in $\mathcal{O}$.

Next, we claim that $u(t)$ converges to $0$ in 
$\Omega\backslash \overline{\mathcal{O}}$ as $t\to 0$.
Let
\begin{equation}\label{e11}
\begin{gathered}
 -\Delta \alpha=1, \quad \text{in } B(x_0,r), \\
 \alpha =0, \quad\text{on } \partial B(x_0,r),
 \end{gathered}
\end{equation}
for any $x_0\in \Omega\backslash\overline{\mathcal{O}}$, and $r>0$
 is small enough such that 
$B(x, r)\subset\overline{\Omega} \backslash\overline{\mathcal{O}}$.

Let $w(x,t)=\lambda e^{C t}e^{\frac{1}{\alpha(x)}}$,
 for any $\lambda\in(0,1)$, and constant $C>0$ is chosen later such that
\begin{equation}\label{e13}
\partial_t w -\Delta (w^m) + w^q \geq 0.
\end{equation}
After this, the comparison principle yields
\begin{equation*}
u_n(x,t)\leq w(x,t), \quad\text{in } B(x_0,r)\times(0,\infty),
\end{equation*}
since $w=+\infty$ on $\partial B(x_0,r)$, and $u_n(x,0)=0$ in $B(x_0,r)$.
The above  inequality implies
\begin{equation}\label{e14}
u(x,t)\leq w(x,t), \quad\text{in } B(x_0,r)\times(0,\infty),
\end{equation}
hence
\[
0\leq \limsup_{t\to 0} u(x,t) \leq \lambda e^{\frac{1}{\alpha(x)}}, \quad
 \text{in } B(x_0,r).
\]
Thus, the claim follows as $\lambda\to 0$.

Now, we show  \eqref{e13}. Indeed, computations yield
\[
w_t= C w, \quad \Delta (w^m) 
= mw^{m}\Big( \frac{m|\nabla \alpha|^2}{\alpha^{4}} 
+ \frac{2|\nabla \alpha|^2}{\alpha^{3}} +\frac{-\Delta \alpha}{\alpha^{2}} \Big)
\]
Note that $-\Delta \alpha=1$, so we obtain
\[
w_t - \Delta (w^m)+ w^q =C w -mw^{m}
\Big( \frac{m|\nabla \alpha|^2}{\alpha^{4}} 
 + \frac{2|\nabla \alpha|^2}{\alpha^{3}} +\frac{1}{\alpha^{2}} \Big) +w^q.
\]
One hand, $|\nabla\alpha|$ is bounded on $\overline{B(x_0,r)}$. 
Other hand, $w(x,t) \to +\infty$ faster than $\alpha^{-l}(x)$, 
for any $l\geq 1$, as $x\to \partial B(x_0,r)$.
Thus
\[
-mw^{m}\Big( \frac{m|\nabla \alpha|^2}{\alpha^{4}} 
 + \frac{2|\nabla \alpha|^2}{\alpha^{3}} +\frac{1}{\alpha^{2}} \Big) 
+w^q>0, \quad\text{on the set } \big\{x\in \Omega: |x-x_0|>r- \delta\big\},
\]
for some $\delta>0$. Note that one can choose $\delta>0$ so that it 
is independent of $C$. Hence,
\[
w_t - \Delta (w^m)+ w^q>0,\quad\text{on the set } 
\big\{x\in \Omega: |x-x_0|>r-\delta\big\}. 
\]
 It remains to choose $C=C(\lambda)>0$ large enough such that 
\[
w_t - \Delta (w^m)+ w^q>0,\quad\text{on the set } \big\{x\in \Omega: 
|x-x_0|\leq r-\delta\big\}. 
\]
Combining the last two inequalities yields \eqref{e13}.
\smallskip

\noindent\textbf{(ii) Uniqueness.}
We use a scaling argument as in \cite{CLS}. For any $\lambda>0$, we set
\[
u_\lambda (x,t)= \lambda u(\lambda^\frac{q-m}{2}x, \lambda^{q-1}t),
\]
Clearly, $u_\lambda$ is a large solution of problem
\eqref{e1} corresponding to 
$ (\lambda^\frac{q-m}{2}\Omega,\lambda^\frac{q-m}{2}\mathcal{O})$ 
instead of $(\Omega, \mathcal{O})$.
Then, by the routine argument we have for any large solution $v$ 
of  \eqref{e1},
\begin{equation}\label{e15}
u_\lambda (x,t)\geq v (x,t) \geq u_{\lambda'} (x,t), \quad 
\forall(x,t)\in\Omega\times(0,\infty), \text{ for } \lambda>1>\lambda'>0.
\end{equation}
Letting $\lambda\to 1^+$ and $\lambda'\to 1^-$ in \eqref{e15} yields
\[
u=v, \quad \text{in } \Omega\times(0,\infty).
\]
This completes the proof of Theorem \ref{thmlargesol}.

\section{Uniqueness of VSS, and short time behavior}

 Now we give the proof of Theorems \ref{thmVSS} and \ref{thmshorttime}.

\begin{proof}
\textbf{Step 1:} First, we construct a maximal VSS.
Let $u_\varepsilon$ be a unique large solution of \eqref{e1} for
 $(\Omega, B(0,\varepsilon))$.
It is clear that $\{u_\varepsilon\}_{\varepsilon>0}$ is a non-decreasing sequence. 
Then, there is a function $u$ such that $u_\varepsilon \downarrow u$ as 
$\varepsilon\to 0$. We will show that $u$ is a maximal VSS.
Indeed, $u$ is bounded by $z(t)$ in $\Omega\times(0,\infty)$, so the 
classical argument implies that $u$ is a weak solution of \eqref{e1}.

Next, for any $x_0\in\Omega\backslash\{0\}$,  from \eqref{e14} we have
\[
u(x_0,0)\leq u_\varepsilon (x_0,0) \leq \lambda e^{\frac{1}{\alpha(x_0)}},
\]
 Therefore, $u$ fulfills the first condition in \eqref{esingularcond} as 
$\lambda\to 0$.

 It remains to prove that $u$ is the maximal solution. This is equivalent 
to show that for any $\varepsilon>0$, and for any VSS $v$ of equation 
\eqref{e1}, it holds
\begin{equation}\label{e16}
v\leq u_\varepsilon, \quad \text{in }\Omega\times(0,\infty),
\end{equation}
On the one hand, since $v(x,0)=0$ for any $x\not=0$, then proceeding as in 
the proof of \eqref{e14} yields that for any $\tau>0$,
\[
v(x,\tau)\leq \lambda e^{C\tau}e^{\frac{1}{\alpha(x)}}, 
\quad\forall x\in\Omega, |x|\geq\varepsilon/2.
\]
where $\alpha(x)$ is the solution of \eqref{e11} in $B(x, \varepsilon/4)$.
 Thereby,
\begin{equation}\label{e17}
v(x, \tau)\leq m_\varepsilon\lambda e^{C \tau}, 
\quad\forall x\in\Omega,\; |x|\geq\varepsilon/2,
\end{equation}
with $m_\varepsilon=\sup_{y\in B(x,\varepsilon/4)}
\big\{e^{\frac{1}{\alpha(y)}}\big\}$.

On the other hand, since $u_\varepsilon (x,t)\to\infty$ uniformly on any 
compact of $B(0,\varepsilon)$ as $t\to 0$, there exists then a time 
$s(\tau)>0$ such that
\begin{equation}\label{e18}
v(x,\tau) \leq u_\varepsilon(x, s), \quad
\text{for any } x\in B(0,\varepsilon/2), \; \forall s\in(0, s(\tau)).
\end{equation}
By \eqref{e17} and \eqref{e18}, we obtain
\[
v(x, \tau)\leq m_\varepsilon\lambda e^{C \tau}+ u_\varepsilon(x,s), \quad
\text{for any } x\in\Omega, \; \forall s\in(0, s(\tau)),
\]
From the comparison principle it follows that
\begin{equation}\label{e19}
v(x,t+\tau) \leq m_\varepsilon\lambda e^{C \tau}+ u_\varepsilon(x,t+s),
\quad \forall(x,t)\in\Omega\times(0,\infty).
\end{equation}
Inequality \eqref{e19} holds for any $s\in (0, s(\tau))$. Then letting 
$s\to 0$ yields
\[
v(x,t+\tau) \leq m_\varepsilon\lambda e^{C\tau}+ u_\varepsilon(x,t),
\quad \forall(x,t)\in\Omega\times(0,\infty).
\]
The above inequality holds for any $\tau>0$, thereby we obtain after 
passing to the limit $\tau\to0$,
\[
v(x,t) \leq \lambda + u_\varepsilon(x,t),
\quad \forall(x,t)\in\Omega\times(0,\infty).
\]
Finally, passing $\lambda\to 0$ yields conclusion \eqref{e16}. 
In the sequel, we denote by $u^\Omega_{max}$, the maximal VSS of 
 \eqref{e1} in $\Omega\times(0,\infty)$.
By the construction, the sequence $\{u^{B_R}_{max}\}_{R>0}$ is 
non-decreasing. Note that this sequence is also bounded by $z(t)$. Thus,
\begin{equation} \label{e104}
u^{B_R}_{\rm max}(x,t)\uparrow W(x,t),
\end{equation} 
for any $(x,t)\in \mathbb{R}^N\times(0,\infty)$, as $R\to\infty$. 
It is not difficult to verify that $W$ is a self-similar VSS of  \eqref{e1}
 in $\mathbb{R}^N\times(0,\infty)$.
\smallskip

\noindent\textbf{Step 2:}
Now, we construct a minimal VSS, which is the convergence of the increasing 
sequence of solutions with initial Dirac measures. It is convenient for us 
to construct a Dirac solution first.
Consider problem \eqref{e1} with the initial data $\rho_n$, 
$\rho_n(x)= n^N \rho(nx)$, and
\[
\rho(x)=\begin{cases}
C e^{\frac{1}{|x|^2-1}}, & \text{if }|x|<1,\\
0, &\text{if } |x|\geq 1,
\end{cases}
\]
where $C$ is the constant such that $\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}\rho(x) dx=1$. 
It is clear that $\rho_n$ converges to Dirac $\delta_0$.
By the classical result (see \cite{Vazquez}), there exists a unique 
continuous solution $v_n$. It is not difficult to show that
$v_n$ converges to $u$, a unique solution of equation \eqref{e1}
 with initial data $\delta_0$, see \cite{KaPeVaz,Cha}.

At the moment, let $u^\Omega_k$ be the unique solution of \eqref{e1}
with initial data $k\delta_0$ in $\Omega\times(0,\infty)$.
Clearly, $\{u^\Omega_k\}_{k>0}$ is the non-decreasing sequence, and it is 
bounded by $z(t)$. Thus, there is a function, say $u^\Omega_{\rm min}$ such that
$u^\Omega_k$ converges to $u^\Omega_{\rm min}$ as $k\to \infty$. Note that
$u^\Omega_{\rm min}$ is the minimal VSS of  \eqref{e1}, see \cite{KaPeVaz}.

By its construction, the sequence $\{u^{B_R}_{\rm min}\}_{R>0}$ is 
non-decreasing, and it converges to $V$ as $R\to\infty$, a self-similar VSS 
of equation \eqref{e1} in $\mathbb{R}^N\times(0,\infty)$. Since $W$ and $V$ 
are two self-similar solutions of the Cauchy equation \eqref{e1}, 
they must satisfy equation \eqref{e4.1}. It follows from the uniqueness 
solution of equation \eqref{e4.1} (see \cite{KaVe,Min2}) that
\begin{equation}\label{e102}
W=V, \quad \text{in }\mathbb{R}^N\times(0,\infty).
\end{equation}

Next, we claim that for any $k>0$, and for $\varepsilon>0$ (small)
\begin{equation}\label{e105}
u^{B_R}_k(x,t) \leq u^\Omega_{k}(x,t)+m_\varepsilon\lambda e^{C t}, \quad 
\text{in } B_R\times(0,\infty),
\end{equation}
for any $R>0$ large enough such that $\Omega\subset \subset B(0,R)$, and 
$m_\varepsilon$ is as in \eqref{e17}.

To prove \eqref{e105}, it suffices to consider the case $k=1$. 
By the uniqueness of fundamental solutions, we only need to show
\begin{equation}\label{e105a}
v^{B_R}_n(x,t) \leq v^\Omega_{n}(x,t)+m_\varepsilon\lambda e^{C t}, \quad 
\text{in } B_R\times(0,\infty).
\end{equation}
Recall that $v^{\Omega}_{n}$ (resp. $v^{B_R}_{n}$) is the unique solution 
of \eqref{e1} with initial data $\rho_n$ in $\Omega\times(0,\infty)$ 
(resp. $B(0,R)\times(0,\infty)$).
In fact, for any $n$ large enough such that $\frac{1}{n}<\frac{\varepsilon}{8}$, 
we note that $Supp(v^{B_R}_{n}(.,0)=\rho_n)\subset \overline{B(0,1/n)}$. 
By the same analysis as \eqref{e17}, we also obtain
\begin{equation}\label{e106}
v^{B_R}_{n}(x,t)\leq m_\varepsilon \lambda e^{C t}, \quad 
\forall x\in B(0,R), |x|\geq \varepsilon/2,\hspace{0.05in} t>0,
\end{equation}
On the one hand,
 $(v^\Omega_n+m_\varepsilon\lambda e^{C t})$ is a super-solution of 
 \eqref{e1} in $\Omega\times(0,\infty)$. On the other hand, 
 from \eqref{e106} it follows that 
$v^{B_R}_{n}(x,t)\leq m_\varepsilon \lambda e^{C t}$, for any 
$x\in \partial\Omega$, and for $t>0$.

 Note that $v^{B_R}_{n}(x,0)= v^\Omega_n(x,0)=\rho_n(x)$.
Thus, the strong comparison result implies
\begin{equation}\label{e107}
v^{B_R}_{n} \leq v^{\Omega}_{n} +m_\varepsilon\lambda e^{C t}, 
\quad\text{in }\Omega\times(0,\infty).
\end{equation}
By combining \eqref{e106} and \eqref{e107}, we obtain
\[
v^{B_R}_{n} \leq v^{\Omega}_{n} +m_\varepsilon\lambda e^{C t}, 
\quad\text{in } B(0,R)\times(0,\infty).
\]
Letting $n\to\infty$ we obtain  \eqref{e105a},
and proves \eqref{e105}.

Next, passing to the limit as $k \to\infty$ in \eqref{e105} yields
\begin{equation}\label{e103}
u^{B_R}_{\rm min} \leq u^{\Omega}_{\rm min} 
+m_\varepsilon\lambda e^{C t}, \quad\text{in } B(0,R)\times(0,\infty).
\end{equation}
By \eqref{e102}, letting $R\to\infty$ in \eqref{e103} we obtain
 \begin{equation}\label{e20}
 W=V\leq u^{\Omega}_{\rm min}+m_\varepsilon\lambda e^{C t}, 
\quad\text{in }\mathbb{R}^N\times(0,\infty).
 \end{equation}
By combining \eqref{e104} and \eqref{e20}, we obtain
\begin{equation}\label{e21}
u^{\Omega}_{\rm min}\leq u^\Omega_{max}\leq W\leq u^{\Omega}_{\rm min}
+m_\varepsilon\lambda e^{C t}, \quad\text{in } \Omega\times(0,\infty).
\end{equation}
Thanks to the comparison result of Aronson et al. \cite{Ar-Cr-Pe}, we have
\begin{align*}
\int_{\Omega} \big(u^\Omega_{max}(t)-u^{\Omega}_{\rm min}(t)\big)^+ dx 
&\leq \int_{\Omega} \big(u^\Omega_{max}(s)-u^{\Omega}_{\rm min}(s)\big)^+ dx \\
&\quad  +\int_{s}^{t}\int_{\Omega} \bigg( -\big(u^\Omega_{max}(\tau)\big)^q 
 + \big(u^{\Omega}_{\rm min}(\tau)\big)^q\bigg)^+ dx\,d\tau.
\end{align*}
Or
\begin{equation}\label{e22}
\int_{\Omega} \big(u^\Omega_{max}(t)-u^{\Omega}_{\rm min}(t)\big) dx
\leq \int_{\Omega} \big(u^\Omega_{max}(s)-u^{\Omega}_{\rm min}(s)\big) dx,
\end{equation}
for any $0<s<t$. From \eqref{e21} and \eqref{e22} it follows that
\[
\int_{\Omega} \big(u^\Omega_{max}(t)-u^{\Omega}_{\rm min}(t)\big) dx
\leq \int_{\Omega} m_\varepsilon\lambda e^{C s} dx
= m_\varepsilon |\Omega| \lambda e^{C s}.
\]
 The limit as $s\to 0$ yields
\[
\int_{\Omega} \big(u^\Omega_{max}(t)-u^{\Omega}_{\rm min}(t)\big) dx
\leq |\Omega| m_\varepsilon\lambda.
\]
The above inequality holds for any $\lambda>0$ small enough,
 so the uniqueness result follows.

Finally, we prove the short time behavior result.
From \eqref{e21}, we have
\[
u^\Omega_{max}(0,t) \leq W(0,t)=t^\frac{-1}{p-1}f(0) 
\leq u^\Omega_{max}(0,t)+ m_\varepsilon\lambda e^{Ct}, \quad\forall t>0.
\]
Or
\[
t^\frac{1}{p-1}u^\Omega_{max}(0,t)\leq f(0) 
\leq t^\frac{1}{p-1}u^\Omega_{max}(0,t)+m_\varepsilon\lambda t^\frac{1}{p-1} e^{Ct}.
\]
Then, the result follows by passing $t\to 0$ in the above inequality.
\end{proof}

As a consequence, we have the short time behavior of the unique large solution.

\begin{corollary} \label{coro8}
Let $u_L$ be the unique large solution of problem \eqref{e1}, \eqref{e3}. 
Then, $u_L(x,t)$ has the rate $t^{-\frac{1}{p-1}}$ as $t\to 0$, for any 
$x\in \mathcal{O}$.
\end{corollary}

\begin{proof} 
It suffices to show that the result holds for $x=0\in\mathcal{O}$.
Let $u$ be the unique VSS. Then
\[
u(0,t) \leq u_L(0,t)\leq (q-1)^\frac{-1}{q-1} t^{-\frac{1}{p-1}}.
\]
Since $u(0,t)$ has the rate $t^{-\frac{1}{p-1}}$ as $t\to 0$, 
we obtain the conclusion.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark} \rm
A potential alternative proof for the uniqueness result of VSS by using 
the finite speed of propagation suggested by Professor  Kamin could
 be considered in the future for general nonlinear absorption term.
\end{remark}

\subsection*{Acknowledgements}
The author wants to thank Professor J. I. Diaz and Professor S. Kamin 
for their comments and encouragement.

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