In this paper, we prove existence of distributional solutions of a nonlinear elliptic system, related to the Keller-Segel model. Our starting point is the boundedness theorem (for solutions of elliptic equations) proved by Guido Stampacchia and Neil Trudinger.
Citation: Lucio Boccardo. A 'nonlinear duality' approach to $ W_0^{1, 1} $ solutions in elliptic systems related to the Keller-Segel model[J]. Mathematics in Engineering, 2023, 5(5): 1-11. doi: 10.3934/mine.2023085
In this paper, we prove existence of distributional solutions of a nonlinear elliptic system, related to the Keller-Segel model. Our starting point is the boundedness theorem (for solutions of elliptic equations) proved by Guido Stampacchia and Neil Trudinger.
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