Hopf’s lemma and radial symmetry for the Logarithmic Laplacian problem

Abstract

In this paper, we prove Hopf’s lemma for the Logarithmic Laplacian. At first, we introduce the strong minimum principle. Then Hopf’s lemma for the Logarithmic Laplacian in the ball is proved. On this basis, Hopf’s lemma of the Logarithmic Laplacian is extended to any open set with the property of the interior ball. Finally, an example is given to explain Hopf’s lemma can be applied to the study of the symmetry of the positive solution of the nonlinear Logarithmic Laplacian problem by the moving plane method.