Global estimates for nonlinear parabolic equations

Abstract

We consider nonlinear parabolic equations of the type $$u_t-diva(x,t,Du)=f(x,t)on{\Omega }_T=\Omega \times (-T,0),$$ under standard growth conditions on $a$, with $f$ only assumed to be integrable. We prove general decay estimates up to the boundary for level sets of the solutions $u$ and the gradient $Du$ which imply very general estimates in Lebesgue and Lorentz spaces. Assuming only that the involved domains satisfy a mild exterior capacity density condition, we provide global regularity results.

To appear in J. Evol. Equations