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We consider the initial value problem for a fully-nonlinear degenerate parabolic equation with a dynamic boundary condition in a half space. Our setting includes geometric equations with singularity such as the level-set mean curvature flow equation. We establish a comparison principle for a viscosity sub- and supersolution. We also prove existence of solutions and Lipschitz regularity of the unique solution. Moreover, relation to other types of boundary conditions is investigated by studying the asymptotic behavior of the solution with respect to a coefficient of the dynamic boundary condition.
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The authors are grateful to Professor Moto-Hiko Sato who initiated this project with useful suggestions. The authors also thank the anonymous referees for his/her careful reading of the manuscript and valuable comments.
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The work of the first author was partly supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) through the grants No. 26220702 (Kiban S), No. 17H01091 (Kiban A) and No. 16H03948 (Kiban B).
The work of the second author was partly supported by JSPS through the grant No. 16K17621 (Wakate B) and by The Sumitomo Foundation through Grant for Basic Science Research Projects No. 150973 and Inamori Foundation through Research Grants.
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Giga, Y., Hamamuki, N. On a dynamic boundary condition for singular degenerate parabolic equations in a half space. Nonlinear Differ. Equ. Appl. 25, 51 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00030-018-0542-6
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