On the Hopf Lemma

MaRDI QIDQ6206883zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Yan Yan Li, Louis Nirenberg

Publication date 21 September 2007

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Maximum principles in context of PDEs (35B50) Second-order elliptic equations (35J15) Boundary value problems for second-order elliptic equations (35J25) Degenerate elliptic equations (35J70) Heat equation (35K05) Initial-boundary value problems for second-order parabolic equations (35K20)

Abstract: The Hopf Lemma for second order elliptic operators is proved to hold in domains with $C^{1,alpha}$, and even less regular, boundaries. It need not hold for $C^1$ boundaries. Corresponding results are proved for second order parabolic operators.

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