In this work, we establish regularity results for minimizers of the energy functional associated with the thin obstacle problem in Orlicz spaces. More precisely, we prove the Lipschitz continuity and the Hölder continuity of the gradient of minimizers. The analysis is based on techniques from De Giorgi's classical regularity theory. As a byproduct of our results, we also provide a characterization of the structure of the nodal sets of the minimizers.
We prove local $C^{0,α}$- and $C^{1,α}$-regularity for the local solution to an obstacle problem with non-standard growth. These results cover as special cases standard, variable exponent, double phase and Orlicz growth.
We prove continuity up to the boundary of the minimizer of an obstacle problem and higher integrability of its gradient under generalized Orlicz growth. The result recovers similar results obtained in the special cases of polynomial growth, variable exponent growth and produces new results for Orlicz and double phase growth.
We consider nonlinear equations having generalized Orlicz growth (also known as Musielak--Orlicz growth). We prove that if differential operators $\mathcal{A}_i$ converge locally uniformly to an operator $\mathcal{A}$, then the sequence of solutions $(u_i)$ has a subsequence converging to solution $u$ of the limit operator in Sobolev and Hölder norms.
We study the homogenization of obstacle problems in Orlicz-Sobolev spaces for a wide class of monotone operators (possibly degenerate or singular) of the $p(\cdot)$-Laplacian type. Our approach is based on the Lewy-Stampacchia inequalities, which then give access to a compactness argument. We also prove the convergence of the coincidence sets under non-degeneracy conditions.
In this paper,we consider the solutions of the non-homogeneous elliptic obstacle problems with Orlicz growth involving measure data. We first establish the pointwise estimates of the approximable solutions to these problems via fractional maximal operators. As a result, we obtain pointwise and oscillation estimates for the gradients of solutions by the non-linear Wolff potentials, and these yield results on $C^{1,α}$-regularity of solutions.
We prove a new $\mathcal{A}$-caloric approximation lemma compatible with an Orlicz setting. With this result, we establish a partial regularity result for parabolic systems of the type $$ u_{t}- {\rm div} \,a(Du)=0. $$ Here the growth of $a$ is bounded by the derivative of an $N$-function $φ$. The primary assumption for $φ$ is that $tφ''(t)$ and $φ'(t)$ are uniformly comparable on $(0,\infty)$.
We are concerned with the existence and regularity of the solutions to the Dirichlet problem, for a class of quasilinear elliptic equations driven by a general differential operator, depending on $(x,u,\nabla u)$, and with a convective term $f$. The assumptions on the members of the equation are formulated in terms of Young's functions, therefore we work in the Orlicz-Sobolev spaces. After establishing some auxiliary properties, that seem new in our context, we present two existence and two regularity results. We conclude with several examples.
We construct an efficient approach to deal with the global regularity estimates for a class of elliptic double-obstacle problems in Lorentz and Orlicz spaces. The motivation of this paper comes from the study on an abstract result in the viewpoint of the fractional maximal distributions and this work also extends some regularity results proved in \cite{PN_dist} by using the weighted fractional maximal distributions (WFMDs). We further investigate a pointwise estimates of the gradient of weak solutions via fractional maximal operators and Riesz potential of data. Moreover, in the setting of the…
Perron's method and Wiener's criterion have entirely solved the Dirichlet problem for the Laplace equation. Since then, this approach has attracted the attention of many mathematicians for applying these ideas in the more general equations. So, in this paper, we extend the Perron method and the Wiener criterion to the $G(\cdot)$-Laplace equation.
We study the local regularity of $p$-caloric functions or more generally of $ϕ$-caloric functions. In particular, we study local solutions of non-linear parabolic systems with homogeneous right hand side, where the leading terms has Uhlenbeck structure of Orlicz type. This paper closes the gap of [22] where Liebermann proved that if the gradient of a solution is bounded, it is Hölder continuous. The crucial step is a novel local estimates for the gradient of the solutions, which generalize and improve the pioneering estimates of DiBenedetto and Friedman [12,10] for the $p$-Laplace heat equatio…
We consider a non-local Shrödinger problem driven by the fractional Orlicz g-Laplace operator as follows \begin{equation}\label{PP} (-\triangle_{g})^αu+g(u)=K(x)f(x,u),\ \ \text{in}\ \mathbb{R}^{d},\tag{P} \end{equation} where $d\geq 3,\ (-\triangle_{g})^α$ is the fractional Orlicz g-Laplace operator, $f:\mathbb{R}^d\times\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a measurable function and $K$ is a positive continuous function. Employing the Nehari manifold method and without assuming the well-known Ambrosetti-Rabinowitz and differentiability conditions on the non-linear term $f$, we prove that the …
We provide comprehensive regularity results and optimal conditions for a general class of functionals involving Orlicz multi-phase of the type \begin{align} \label{abst:1} v\mapsto \int_Ω F(x,v,Dv)\,dx, \end{align} exhibiting non-standard growth conditions and non-uniformly elliptic properties. The model functional under consideration is given by the Orlicz multi-phase integral \begin{align} \label{abst:2} v\mapsto \int_Ω f(x,v)\left[ G(|Dv|) + \sum\limits_{k=1}^{N}a_k(x)H_{k}(|Dv|) \right]\,dx,\quad N\geqslant 1, \end{align} where $G,H_{k}$ are $N$-functions and $ 0\leqslant a_{k}(\cdot)\in L…
We consider the Dirichlet problem for quasilinear elliptic equations with Musielak-Orlicz (p,q)-growth and non-logarithmic conditions on the coefficients. A sufficient Wiener-type condition for the regularity of a boundary point is established.
We establish some existence and regularity results to the Dirichlet problem, for a class of quasilinear elliptic equations involving a partial differential operator, depending on the gradient of the solution. Our results are formulated in the Orlicz Sobolev spaces and under general growth conditions on the convection term. The sub and supersolutions method is a key tool in the proof of the existence results.
Orlicz-Sobolev versus Holder local minimizer and multiplicity results for quasilinear elliptic equations
本文研究如下边值问题（P）- \mathrm{div}（|\nabla使用|）\nabla u）=f（x，u），\ & in $Ω$，u=0，& on $\partialΩ$ }具有非齐次主部.通过假设非线性项$f(x, t)$是次临界增长的，得到了问题（P）的一些抽象结果：（1）正则性;（2）Orlicz-Sobolev与Hölder局部极小;（3）强比较原理.应用这些抽象结果和临界点理论，我们证明了问题（P）在Orlicz-索伯列夫空间中多解的存在性.
We study nonlinear parabolic PDEs with Orlicz-type growth conditions. The main result gives the existence of a unique solution to the obstacle problem related to these equations. To achieve this we show the boundedness of weak solutions and that a uniformly bounded sequence of weak supersolutions converges to a weak supersolution. Moreover, we prove that if the obstacle is continuous, so is the solution.
We establish pointwise estimates expressed in terms of a nonlinear potential of a generalized Wolff type for $A$-superharmonic functions with nonlinear operator $A:Ω\times\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}^n$ having measurable dependence on the spacial variable and Orlicz growth with respect to the last variable. The result is sharp as the same potential controls bounds from above and from below. Applying it we provide a bunch of precise regularity results including continuity and Hölder continuity for solutions to problems involving measures that satisfies conditions expressed in the natural scales. F…
We provide a semigroup approach to the viscous Hamilton-Jacobi equation. It turns out that exponential Orlicz hearts are suitable spaces to handle the (quadratic) non-linearity of the Hamiltonian. Based on an abstract extension result for nonlinear semigroups on spaces of continuous functions, we represent the solution of the viscous Hamilton-Jacobi equation as a strongly continuous convex semigroup on an exponential Orlicz heart. As a result, the solution depends continuously on the initial data. We further determine the symmetric Lipschitz set which is invariant under the semigroup. This aut…
We consider Orlicz-growth generalization to evolutionary $p$-Laplacian and to the evolutionary symmetric $p$-Laplacian. We derive the spatial second-order Caccioppoli estimate for a local weak solution to these systems. The result is new even for the $p$-case.
We construct a monotone quantity for the classical obstacle problem with non-smooth obstacle, and show that the blow-ups are homogeneous functions of degree $α<2$.
In a wide class of the so called Obstacle Problems of parabolic type it is shown how to improve the optimal regularity of the solution and as a consequence how to obtain space-time regularity of the corresponding free boundary.
We study some regularity issues for solutions of non-autonomous obstacle problems with $(p,q)$-growth. Under suitable assumptions, our analysis covers the main models available in the literature.
We show that signed weak solutions to parabolic obstacle problems with porous medium type structure are locally Hölder continuous, provided that the obstacle is Hölder continuous.
We establish interior and up to the boundary Hölder regularity estimates for weak solutions of the Dirichlet problem for the fractional $g-$Laplacian with bounded right hand side and $g$ convex. These are the first regularity results available in the literature for integro-differential equations in the context of fractional Orlicz-Sobolev spaces.
We study thin obstacle problems involving the energy functional with $p(x)$-growth. We prove higher integrability and Hölder regularity for the gradient of minimizers of the thin obstacle problems under the assumption that the variable exponent $p(x)$ is Hölder continuous.
This paper deals with the obstacle problem for the infinity Laplacian. The main results are a characterization of the solution through comparison with cones that lie above the obstacle and the sharp $C^{1,1/3}$--regularity at the free boundary.
We prove a higher regularity result for the free boundary in the obstacle problem for the fractional Laplacian via a higher order boundary Harnack inequality.
In this paper, we study almost minimizers for the parabolic thin obstacle (or Signorini) problem with zero obstacle. We establish their $H^{σ,σ/2}$-regularity for every $0<σ<1$, as well as $H^{β,β/2}$-regularity of their spatial gradients on the either side of the thin space for some $0<β<1$. A similar result is also obtained for almost minimizers for the Signorini problem with variable Hölder coefficients.
These notes record and expand the lectures for the `Journées Équations aux Dérivées Partielles 2018' held by the author during the week of June 11-15, 2018. The aim is to give a overview of the classical theory for the obstacle problem, and then present some recent developments on the regularity of the free boundary.
This paper deals with the Lipschitz regularity of minimizers for a class of variational obstacle problems with possible occurance of the Lavrentiev phenomenon. In order to overcome this problem, the availment of the notions of relaxed functional and Lavrentiev gap are needed. The main tool used here is a ingenious Lemma which reveals to be crucial because it allows us to move from the variational obstacle problem to the relaxed-functional-related one. This is fundamental in order to find the solutions' regularity that we intended to study. We assume the same Sobolev regularity both for the gra…
In this article we study solutions to the (interior) thin obstacle problem under low regularity assumptions on the coefficients, the obstacle and the underlying manifold. Combining the linearization method of Andersson \cite{An16} and the epiperimetric inequality from \cite{FS16}, \cite{GPSVG15}, we prove the optimal $C^{1,\min\{α,1/2\}}$ regularity of solutions in the presence of $C^{0,α}$ coefficients $a^{ij}$ and $C^{1,α}$ obstacles $ϕ$. Moreover we investigate the regularity of the regular free boundary and show that it has the structure of a $C^{1,γ}$ manifold for some $γ\in (0,1)$.
