On a comparison theorem for parabolic equations with nonlinear boundary conditions

Abstract

In this paper, a new type of comparison theorem is presented for some initial-boundary value problems of second order nonlinear parabolic systems with nonlinear boundary conditions. This comparison theorem has an advantage over the classical ones, since this makes it possible to compare two solutions satisfying different types of boundary conditions. Some applications are given in the last section, where the existence of blow-up solutions is shown for some nonlinear parabolic equations and systems with nonlinear boundary conditions.