This paper establishes the global curvature estimate for the $n-2$ curvature equation with the general right hand side which partially solves this longstanding problem.
In this paper, we establish a curvature estimate for semi-convex solutions of Hessian equations in hyperbolic space. We also obtain a curvature estimate for admissible solutions to prescribed curvature measure type problem in hyperbolic space. A crucial ingredient in both estimates is a concavity inequality for Hessian operator.
In this paper, we derive a priori interior Hessian estimates for Lagrangian mean curvature equation if the Lagrangian phase is supercritical and has bounded second derivatives.
Guan-Ren-Wang established the curvature estimate of convex hypersurface satisfying the Weingarten curvature equation $σ_{k}(κ(X)) = f(X,ν(X))$. In this note, we give a simple proof of this result.
In this paper, we discuss the more general Hessian inequality $σ_{k}^{\frac{1}{k}}(λ(D_i (A\left(|Du|\right) D_j u)))\geq f(u)$ including the Laplacian, p-Laplacian, mean curvature, Hessian, k-mean curvature operators, and provide a necessary and sufficient condition on the global solvability, which can be regarded as generalized Keller-Osserman conditions.
The curvature estimates of $k$ curvature equations for general right hand side is a longstanding problem. In this paper, we totally solve the $n-1$ case and we also discuss some applications for our estimate.
In this paper, we propose a coupled system of complex Hessian equations which generalizes the equation for constant scalar curvature Kähler (cscK) metrics. We show this system can be realized variationally as the Euler-Lagrange equation of a Hessian version of the Mabuchi K-energy in an infinite dimensional space of $k$-Hessian potentials, which can be seen as an infinite dimensional Riemannian manifold with negative sectional curvature. Finally, we prove an a priori $C^0$-estimate for this system which depends on the Entropy, which generalizes a fundamental result of Chen and Cheng for cscK m…
The main result of this paper gives a plenary proof on the curvature estimates for $k$ curvature equations with general right hand sides with $n<2k$ based on a concavity inequality. We further give a explicit lower bound of the inequality.
The curvature estimates of quotient curvature equation do not always exist even for convex setting \cite{GRW}. Thus it is natural question to find other type of elliptic equations possessing curvature estimates. In this paper, we discuss the existence of curvature estimate for fully nonlinear elliptic equations defined by symmetric polynomials, mainlly, the linear combination of elementary symmetric polynomials.
In this paper, complex Hessian equation over Kähler manifold was studied. Under the condition that the underline Kähler manifold has non-negative holomorphic bisectional curvature, the existence and regularity of the solution was proved.
The paper introduces a new differential-geometric system which originates from the theory of $m$-Hessian operators. The core of this system is a new notion of invariant differentiation on multidimensional surfaces. This novelty gives rise to the following absolute geometric invariants: invariant derivatives of the surface position vector, an invariant connection on a surface via subsurface, curvature matrices of a hypersurface and its normal sections, $p$-curvatures and $m$-convexity of a hypersurface, etc. Our system also produces a new interpretation of the classic geometric invariants and o…
We prove the symmetry of solutions to overdetermined problems for a class of fully nonlinear equations, namely Hessian quotient equations and Hessian quotient curvature equations. Our approach is based on establishing a Rellich-Pohozaev type identity for Hessian quotient equations and using a P function. Our result generalizes the overdetermined problems for k-Hessian equations and k-curvature equations.
We prove global and local upper bounds for the Hessian of log positive solutions of the heat equation on a Riemannian manifold. The metric is either fixed or evolves under the Ricci flow. These upper bounds supplement the well-known global lower bound.
We find sharp bounds for the norm inequality on a Pseudo-hermitian manifold, where the L^2 norm of all second derivatives of the function involving horizontal derivatives is controlled by the L^2 norm of the sub-Laplacian. Perturbation allows us to get a-priori bounds for solutions to sub-elliptic PDE in non-divergence form with bounded measurable coefficients. The method of proof is through a Bochner technique. The Heisenberg group is seen to be en extremal manifold for our inequality in the class of manifolds whose Ricci curvature is non-negative.
In this paper, we consider the inverse hessian quotient curvature flow with star-shaped initial hypersurface in anti-de Sitter-Schwarzschild manifold. We prove that the solution exists for all time, and the second fundamental form converges to identity exponentially fast.
In this paper we derive Cheng-Yau, Li-Yau, Hamilton estimates for Riemannian manifolds with Bakry-Emery Ricci curvature bounded from below, and also global and local upper bounds, in terms of Bakry-Emery Ricci curvature, for the Hessian of positive and bounded solutions of the weighted heat equation on a closed Riemannian manifold.
We establish interior $C^2$ estimates for convex solutions of scalar curvature equation and $σ_2$-Hessian equation. We also prove interior curvature estimate for isometrically immersed hypersurfaces $(M^n,g)\subset \mathbb R^{n+1}$ with positive scalar curvature. These estimates are consequences of an interior estimate for these equations obtained under a weakened condition.
Let $(X,ω)$ be a compact Kähler manifold of dimension $n$, and fix $1\leq m\leq n.$ We prove that the complex Hessian equation $(ω+dd^cφ)^m\wedge ω^{n-m}=fω^n$, with $0<f\in \mathcal{C}^{\infty}(X)$ has a smooth admissible solution $ φ\in \mathcal{C}^{\infty}(X)$. This was previously known to hold when $(X,ω)$ has non negative holomorphic bisectional curvature.
In this paper, we continue our investigations into the global theory of oblique boundary value problems for augmented Hessian equations. We construct a global barrier function in terms of an admissible function in a uniform way when the matrix function in the augmented Hessian is only assumed regular. This enables us to derive global second derivative estimates in terms of boundary estimates which are then obtained by strengthening the concavity or monotonicity conditions in our previous work on the strictly regular case. Finally we give some applications to existence theorems which embrace st…
In this paper, we prove interior gradient estimates for the Lagrangian mean curvature equation, if the Lagrangian phase is critical and supercritical and $C^{2}$. Combined with the a priori interior Hessian estimates proved in [Bha21, Bha22], this solves the Dirichlet boundary value problem for the critical and supercritical Lagrangian mean curvature equation with $C^0$ boundary data. We also provide a uniform gradient estimate for lower regularity phases that satisfy certain additional hypotheses.
In this paper, we study global regularity for oblique boundary value problems of augmented Hessian equations for a class of general operators. By assuming a natural convexity condition of the domain together with appropriate convexity conditions on the matrix function in the augmented Hessian, we develop a global theory for classical elliptic solutions by establishing global a priori derivative estimates up to second order. Besides the known applications for Monge-Amp`ere type operators in optimal transportation and geometric optics, the general theory here embraces prescribed mean curvature p…
Oblique boundary value problems for n-1type augmented Hessian equations
Center for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Fudan University(复旦大学数学与交叉科学研究院);Shanghai Institute for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences (SIMIS)(上海数学与交叉学科研究院);School of Mathematics and Shing-Tung Yau Center of Southeast University, Southeast University(东南大学数学学院及苏步青应用数学中心)
We consider degenerate Monge-Ampère equations on compact Hessian manifolds. We establish compactness properties of the set of normalized quasi-convex functions and show local and global comparison principles for twisted Monge-Ampère operators. We then use the Perron method to solve Monge-Ampère equations whose RHS involves an arbitrary probability measure, generalizing works of Cheng-Yau, Delanoë, Caffarelli-Viaclovsky and Hultgren-Önnheim. The intrinsic approach we develop should be useful in deriving similar results on mildly singular Hessian varieties, in line with the Strominger-Yau-Zaslow…
We consider the problem of finding complete conformal metrics with prescribed curvature functions of the Einstein tensor and of more general modified Schouten tensors. To achieve this, we reveal an algebraic structure of a wide class of fully nonlinear equations. Our method is appropriate and delicate as shown by a topological obstruction. Finally, we discuss Hessian equations and Weingarten equations by confirming a key assumption.
In this paper, we consider the Neumann problem of a class of mixed complex Hessian equations, and establish the global C^1 estimates a nd reduce the global second derivative estimate to the estimate of double normal second derivatives on the boundary. In particular, we can prove the global C^2 estimates and the existence theorems when k=n.
Applying ideas of fractional analogue of Monge-Ampére operator by L. Caffarelli and F. Charro, we consider an analogue of fractional k-Hessian operators expressed as concave envelopes of fractional linear operators, and reproduce the same regularity results when k=2. Under the set up of global solutions prescribing data at infinity and global barriers, the key estimate is to prove that fractional 2-Hessian operator is strictly elliptic. Then we can apply nonlocal Evans-Krylov theorem to prove such solutions are classical.
We consider a partial differential equation that arises in the coarse-grained description of epitaxial growth processes. This is a parabolic equation whose evolution is governed by the competition between the determinant of the Hessian matrix of the solution and the biharmonic operator. This model might present a gradient flow structure depending on the boundary conditions. We first extend previous results on the existence of stationary solutions to this model for Dirichlet boundary conditions. For the evolution problem we prove local existence of solutions for arbitrary data and global existe…
We prove a general inequality for mixed Hessian measures by global arguments. Our method also yields a simplification for the case of complex Monge-Ampère equation. Exploiting this and using Kołodziej's mass concentration technique we also prove the uniqueness of the solutions to the complex Hessian equation on compact Kähler manifolds in the case of probability measures vanishing on $m$-polar sets.
In this paper, we study Hessian equations with prescribed contact angle boundary value or oblique derivative boundary value and finally derive the a priori global gradient estimate for the admissible solutions.
In this paper, we prove some rigidity theorems for the entire 2-convex solutions of 2-Hessian equation in Euclidean space. As an application, we obtain a Bernstein type theorem for global special Lagrangian graphs.
In this paper, we consider the $k$-Hessian equation $S_{k}(D^{2}u)=b(x)f(u)\mbox{ in }Ω,\,u=+\infty \mbox{ on }\partialΩ$, where $Ω$ is a smooth, bounded, strictly convex domain in $\mathbb{R}^{N}$ with $N\geq2$, $b\in \rm C^{\infty}(Ω)$ is positive in $Ω$ and may be singular or vanish on the boundary, $f\in C^{\infty}(0,\infty)\cap C[0, +\infty)$ (or $f\in C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R})$) is positive and increasing on $[0, +\infty)$ (or $\mathbb{R}$) and satisfies the Keller-Osserman type condition. We first supply an upper and lower solution method of classical $k$-convex large solutions to the abov…
In this paper, we establish global C^2 estimates for a class of mixed Hessian equations with Neumann boundary condition, and obtain the existence theorem of k-admissible solutions for the classical Neumann problem of these mixed Hessian equations.
The $J$-equation proposed by Donaldson is a complex Hessian quotient equation on Kähler manifolds. The solvability of the $J$-equation is proved by Song-Weinkove to be equivalent to the existence of a subsolution. It is also conjectured by Lejmi-Szekelyhidi to be equivalent to a stability condition in terms of holomorphic intersection numbers as an analogue of the Nakai-Moishezon criterion in algebraic geometry. The conjecture is recently proved by Chen under a stronger uniform stability condition. In this paper, we establish a Nakai-Moishezon type criterion for pairs of Kähler classes on anal…
In this paper, we obtain some important inequalities of Hessian quotient operators, and global $C^2$ estimates of the Neumann problem of Hessian quotient equations. By the method of continuity, we establish the existence theorem of $k$-admissible solutions of the Neumann problem of Hessian quotient equations.
In this paper we introduce new symmetrization with respect to mixed volume or anisotropic curvature integral, which generalizes the one with respect to quermassintegral due to Talenti and Tso. We show a Pólya-Szego type principle for such symmetrization -- it diminishes the anisotropic Hessian integral for quasi-convex functions. We achieve this by a systematic study of invariants on non-symmetric matrices with real eigenvalues and the higher order anisotropic mean curvatures of level sets, which may be of independent interest. As applications, we establish a comparison principle for anisotrop…
In this paper, we consider the Dirichlet problem for a new class of augmented Hessian equations. Under sharp assumptions that the matrix function in the augmented Hessian is regular and there exists a smooth subsolution, we establish global second order derivative estimates for the solutions to the Dirichlet problem in bounded domains. The results extend the corresponding results in the previous paper [11] from the Monge-Ampere type equations to the more general Hessian type equations.
In this paper a new class of modified-Hessian equations, closely related to the Optimal Transportation Equation, will be introduced and studied. In particular, the existence of globally smooth, classical solutions of these equations satisfying the second boundary value problem will be proven. This proof follows a standard method of continuity argument, which subsequently requires various a priori estimates to be made on classical solutions. These estimates are modifications and generalise the corresponding estimates of Trudinger and Wang for the Optimal Transportation Equation. Of particular n…