Any bounded domain admitting a weak solution to a degenerate overdetermined elliptic problem with constant normal derivative is a ball; for ring-shaped domains, both boundaries must be balls but need not be concentric.
Serrin's overdetermined problem in rough domains
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The classical Serrin's overdetermined theorem states that a $C^2$ bounded domain, which admits a function with constant Laplacian that satisfies both constant Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions, must necessarily be a ball. While extensions of this theorem to non-smooth domains have been explored since the 1990s, the applicability of Serrin's theorem to Lipschitz domains remained unresolved. This paper answers this open question affirmatively. Actually, our approach shows that the result holds for domains that are sets of finite perimeter with a uniform upper bound on the density, and it also allows for slit discontinuities.
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Symmetry in Serrin-type overdetermined problems
Any bounded domain admitting a weak solution to a degenerate overdetermined elliptic problem with constant normal derivative is a ball; for ring-shaped domains, both boundaries must be balls but need not be concentric.