We study a class of semilinear diffusion equations on infinite, connected, weighted graphs, focusing on two types of nonlinearities: monotone decreasing and Lipschitz continuous. Under minimal structural assumptions on the graph, we establish existence, uniqueness, and regularity of mild solutions for initial data in $\ell^p$ spaces, with $1\leq p< +\infty$. Our approach relies on time discretization via an implicit Euler scheme and an exhaustion technique using Dirichlet subgraphs. As a by-product, we obtain existence and uniqueness results for a related time-independent equation. Finite-time extinction and positivity for solutions under a specific forcing term are also proved.

Semilinear diffusion equations on infinite graphs: the dissipative and Lipschitz cases / Berchio, E., Bianchi, D., Setti, A.G., Vallarino, M.. - In: JOURNAL OF DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS. - ISSN 1090-2732. - 476:(2026). [10.1016/j.jde.2026.114485]

Semilinear diffusion equations on infinite graphs: the dissipative and Lipschitz cases

Elvise Berchio;Maria Vallarino
2026

Abstract

We study a class of semilinear diffusion equations on infinite, connected, weighted graphs, focusing on two types of nonlinearities: monotone decreasing and Lipschitz continuous. Under minimal structural assumptions on the graph, we establish existence, uniqueness, and regularity of mild solutions for initial data in $\ell^p$ spaces, with $1\leq p< +\infty$. Our approach relies on time discretization via an implicit Euler scheme and an exhaustion technique using Dirichlet subgraphs. As a by-product, we obtain existence and uniqueness results for a related time-independent equation. Finite-time extinction and positivity for solutions under a specific forcing term are also proved.
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