We bound the difference between solutions $u$ and $v$ of $u_t = aDelta u+Div_x f+h$ and $v_t = bDelta v+Div_x g+k$ with initial data $phi$ and $ psi$, respectively, by $Vert u(t,cdot)-v(t,cdot)Vert_{L^p(E)}le A_E(t)Vert phi-psiVert_{L^infty(R^n)}^{2rho_p}+ B(t)(Vert a-bVert_{infty}+ Vert abla_xcdot f- abla_xcdot gVert_{infty}+ Vert f_u-g_uVert_{infty} + Vert h-kVert_{infty})^{rho_p} abs{E}^{eta_p}$. Here all functions $a$, $f$, and $h$ are smooth and bounded, and may depend on $u$, $xinR^n$, and $t$. The functions $a$ and $h$ may in addition depend on $ abla u$. Identical assumptions hold for the functions that determine the solutions $v$. Furthermore, $EsubsetR^n$ is assumed to be a bounded set, and $rho_p$ and $eta_p$ are fractions that depend on $n$ and $p$. The diffusion coefficients $a$ and $b$ are assumed to be strictly positive and the initial data are smooth.
Download