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Abstract: In this paper we give a characterization of the notion of entropy solutions of some flux limited diffusion equations for which we can prove that the solution is a function of bounded variation in space and time. This includes the case of the so-called relativistic heat equation and some generalizations. For them we prove that the jump set consists of fronts that propagate at the speed given by Rankine–Hugoniot condition and we give on it a geometric characterization of the entropy conditions. Since entropy solutions are functions of bounded variation in space once the initial condition is, to complete the program we study the time regularity of solutions of the relativistic heat equation under some conditions on the initial datum. An analogous result holds for some other related equations without additional assumptions on the initial condition. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: In this paper we study a Fisher–Kolmogorov type equation with a flux limited diffusion term and we prove the existence and uniqueness of finite speed moving fronts and the existence of some explicit solutions in a particular regime of the equation. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: We prove some partial regularity results for the entropy solution u of the so-called relativistic heat equation. In particular, under some assumptions on the initial condition , we prove that is a Radon measure in . Moreover, if is log-concave inside its support Ω, Ω being a convex set, then we show the solution is also log-concave in its support . This implies its smoothness in . In that case we can give a simpler characterization of the notion of entropy solution. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]