Optimal regularity for the no-sign obstacle problem

DOI10.1002/CPA.21434zbMATH Open1491.35466arXiv1105.0717OpenAlexW2963746282MaRDI QIDQ4904471FDOQ4904471

Erik Lindgren, Henrik Shahgholian, J. Andersson

Publication date: 30 January 2013

Published in: Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper we prove the optimal $C^{1,1}(B_{f}rac12)$-regularity for a general obstacle type problem ${\displaystyle }$ lap u = fchi_{{u eq 0}} extup{in $B_1$}, ${\displaystyle }$ under the assumption that $f*N$ is $C^{1,1}(B_1)$, where $N$ is the Newtonian potential. This is the weakest assumption for which one can hope to get $C^{1,1}$-regularity. As a by-product of the $C^{1,1}$-regularity we are able to prove that, under a standard thickness assumption on the zero set close to a free boundary point $x^0$, the free boundary is locally a $C^1$-graph close to $x^0$, provided $f$ is Dini. This completely settles the question of the optimal regularity of this problem, that has been under much attention during the last two decades.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1105.0717

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Smoothness and regularity of solutions to PDEs (35B65) Laplace operator, Helmholtz equation (reduced wave equation), Poisson equation (35J05) Regularity of solutions in optimal control (49N60) Free boundary problems for PDEs (35R35)

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