A primer on quasi-convex functions in nonlinear potential theories
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arXiv2303.14477MaRDI QIDQ6509332FDOQ6509332
Authors: Kevin R. Payne, Davide Francesco Redaelli 
Abstract: We present a self-contained introduction to the fundamental role that quasi-convex functions play in general (nonlinear second order) potential theories, which concerns the study of generalized subharmonics associated to a suitable closed subset of the space of 2-jets. Quasi-convex functions build a bridge between classical and viscosity notions of solutions of the natural Dirichlet problem in any potential theory. Moreover, following a program initiated by Harvey and Lawson in 2009, a potential theoretic-approach is widely being applied for treating nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs). This viewpoint revisits the conventional viscosity approach to nonlinear PDEs under a more geometric prospective inspired by Krylov and takes much insight from classical pluripotential theory. The possibility of a symbiotic and productive relationship between general potential theories and nonlinear PDEs relies heavily on the class of quasi-convex functions, which are themselves the protagonists of a particular (and important) pure second order potential theory.
Continuity and differentiation questions (26B05) Convexity of real functions of several variables, generalizations (26B25) Other generalizations (nonlinear potential theory, etc.) (31C45) Comparison principles in context of PDEs (35B51) Viscosity solutions to PDEs (35D40) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to potential theory (31-02)
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