Fujita exponent and blow-up rate for a mixed local and nonlocal heat equation

Abstract

In this paper we consider the blow-up problem for a mixed local-nonlocal diffusion operator, \[ u_t=a\Delta u -b(-\Delta)^s u+u^p. \] We show that the Fujita exponent is given by the nonlocal part, $p_F=1+2s/N$. We also determinate, in some cases, the blow-up rate.