Unilateral problems with convex constraints for parabolic quasilinear operators (Q1123315)

A priori estimates of solutions are obtained for a quasilinear parabolic problem with unilateral constraints imposed on the solution's gradient. A set that defines these constraints may be unbounded and (in case of an operator with a linear principal part) non-strictly convex. The derived estimates provide the solvability of the problem studied in \(L_{\infty}(0,T;W^ 2_{p,loc}(\Omega)),\) \(\Omega \subset R^ n\), \(0<t<T\). Also are established conditions under which the solution belongs to \(L_{\infty}(0,T;W^ 2_ p(\Omega))\cap C^{0,1}({\bar \Omega}),\) \(1<p<\infty\) or \(L_{\infty}(0,T;W^ 2_{\infty}(\Omega))\).