On the Hopf Lemma

MaRDI QIDQ6206883FDO

Authors Yan Yan Li, Louis Nirenberg

Publication date 21 September 2007

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Maximum principles in context of PDEs (35B50) 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) Second-order elliptic equations (35J15)

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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