 Heat-equation uniqueness under Gaussian growth

Classical heat equation solutions with identical continuous initial data and a uniform Gaussian spatial growth bound on each finite time interval are unique. For the zero-data difference, choose $b>a$ and compare on a short slab with $\epsilon {\Phi }_b$, where ${\Phi }_b=(1-4bt{)}^{-n/2}\exp (b|x{|}^2/(1-4bt))$ solves the equation for $t<1/(4b)$. Its faster spatial growth controls the lateral boundary of large cylinders. The heat equation maximum principle bounds both signs of the difference by $\epsilon {\Phi }_b$ inside. Increasing the cylinder radius and then sending $\epsilon$ to zero proves uniqueness on that slab; repeating slabs covers the finite interval.