Global integrability theorems for \(A\)-harmonic tensors (Q1576978): Difference between revisions

The gradient \(\nabla u\) of a bounded harmonic function \(u\) in the unit disk \(B\) need not be integrable in \(B\) [\textit{W. Rudin}, Duke Math. J. 22, 235-242 (1955; Zbl 0064.31105)]. On the other hand, for bounded solutions \(u\) of the quasilinear equations \(\nabla\cdot A(x,\nabla n)= 0\) with \(A(x,\xi)\cdot\xi\approx|\xi|^p\), \(p> 1\), the function \(|\nabla u|(\log(2+|\nabla u|))^{- 1-\varepsilon}\) is integrable in the unit ball for all \(\varepsilon> 0\) [\textit{K. Astala} and \textit{P. Koskela}, J. Anal. Math. 57, 203-220 (1991; Zbl 0772.30022)]. Here, this global integrability result is extended to the exterior derivative of a differential form satisfying a rather general nonhomogeneous elliptic equation. The regularity of the boundary of a domain \(\Omega\) is also taken into account with the help of the Whitney cube number condition [\textit{O. Martio} and \textit{M. Vuorinen}, Expo. Math. 5, 17-40 (1987; Zbl 0632.30023)]. There is also a version for differential forms in the BMO-class.