Symmetry of optimal solution when domain is symmetric

Document Type : Original Paper

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Department of Mathematics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

In this paper, we consider a maximization problem related to a Laplacian equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions, where the admissible set is a rearrangement class of a non-negative function. When the domain of the equation is symmetric, under some suitable assumptions, we prove that the optimal solution of the maximization problem is symmetric and unique.

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