2205.00096
Chemotaxis systems with singular sensitivity and logistic source: Boundedness, persistence, absorbing set, and entire solutions
Halil Ibrahim Kurt, Wenxian Shen
correctmedium confidence
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- Sep 28, 2025, 12:56 AM
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The paper proves the Lq-boundedness (Theorem 1.1) by deriving an upper differential inequality for ∫Ω u^q that crucially requires an upper bound on the chemotactic cross term; this is achieved via Proposition 3.1 and related lemmas, culminating in inequality (3.3) and the absorbing ODE estimate for ∫Ω u^q . By contrast, the candidate solution replaces the chemotaxis contribution I2 with a lower bound obtained from the identity −Δ ln v = νu/v + |∇ ln v|^2 − μ. Because I2 appears with a plus sign in the energy balance, an upper bound is needed to control Yp' from above; a lower bound is insufficient and reverses the required inequality direction, so the key step leading to Yp'(t) ≤ c0 Yp − c1 Yp^{1+1/p} is invalid. The paper’s assumptions (H) and the structure of (1.1) are correctly used in the paper’s proof, and the result matches Theorem 1.1 as stated .
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\textbf{Recommendation:} no revision \textbf{Journal Tier:} specialist/solid \textbf{Justification:} The Lq-boundedness result is established under broad conditions by carefully estimating the chemotaxis term and deriving an upper differential inequality that leads to an absorbing bound. The work consolidates and extends existing results and is technically correct and clearly motivated. The main proofs are sound and self-contained within the stated assumptions.