The simultaneous asymmetric perturbation method for overdetermined free boundary problems

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a new method for applying the implicit function theorem to find nontrivial solutions to overdetermined problems with a fixed boundary (given) and a free boundary (to be determined). The novelty of this method lies in the kind of perturbations considered. Indeed, we work with perturbations that exhibit different levels of regularity on each boundary. This allows us to construct solutions that would have been out of reach otherwise. Another benefit of this method lies in the improvement of the regularity gap between the free boundary and the given one. Finally, some geometric properties of the solutions, such as symmetry and convexity, are also discussed.