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A Liouville-type theorem for the inequality \(\Delta u \geq f(u)\). (English) Zbl 1487.35141

Summary: We prove a Liouville-type theorem for the entire solutions of \(\Delta u \geq f (u)\), complementing a classical result by R. Osserman [Pac. J. Math. 7, 1641–1647 (1957; Zbl 0083.09402)].

MSC:

35B53 Liouville theorems and Phragmén-Lindelöf theorems in context of PDEs
35B08 Entire solutions to PDEs
35R45 Partial differential inequalities and systems of partial differential inequalities

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Zbl 0083.09402
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