Regularity for fully nonlinear elliptic equations and motion by mean curvature (Q4357416)

These are notes of a series of six lectures given at the CIME session. Part I gives an introduction to viscosity solutions of a fully nonlinear elliptic equation \(F(D^2u)=f\) and then goes on to prove \(C^{1,\alpha}\) estimates and -- under the assumption that \(F\) is convex -- \(C^{2, \alpha}\) estimates of the solution \(u\). Part II gives an introduction to mean curvature motion, where a hypersurface \(\Gamma_0\) evolves in time with a speed governed by the mean curvature, generating thereby a family \(\{\Gamma_t\} (t\geq 0)\) of hypersurfaces. This problem leads to a parabolic initial-boundary problem \(v_t=F (D^2v,v)\) in a cylinder \(V\times (0,t_0)\), where \(v(x,0)\) is the signed distance from \(\Gamma_0\), and \(| Dv |=1\) on the lateral boundary. In both parts the text describes clearly the underlying ideas and gives outlines of proof; it presents an excellent introduction to the fields that are treated. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0868.00050].