Regularity theory for parabolic systems with Uhlenbeck structure (Q6188314)

The authors study the local regularity of parabolic systems of Uhlenbeck type with \(\varphi\)-growth \[ u_t-\operatorname{div}\left(\frac{\varphi'(|Du|)}{|Du|}Du\right)=0 \quad \text{ in } \quad \Omega_T=\Omega\times (0,T), \] where \(\varphi\) is an Orlicz function verifying suitable growth conditions, and \(u:\Omega_T\to \mathbb{R}^N\) is a vector-function. It is obtained local boundedness of weak solutions and of their gradient and as a consequence a local Hölder continuity of the gradient supposing that \(\varphi\) satisfies \[ c^q\varphi(t)\leq \varphi(ct)\leq c^p\varphi(t), \quad C^p\varphi(t)\leq \varphi(Ct)\leq C^q\varphi(t) \] with \(q\geq p>2n/(n+2)\). The technique is independent of the degeneracy of the system and permits a treatment of both the degenerate and the singular case.