\(H^{1+ \alpha}\) estimates for the fully nonlinear parabolic thin obstacle problem (Q2119874)

In this paper under review, the authors study the regularity of solutions for the fully nonlinear parabolic thin obstacle problem. More precisely, given an obstacle \(\phi: Q_1\cap \{x_n=0\}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}\), let \(u\) be a viscosity solution to the problem \begin{align*} \begin{cases} F(D^2u)-\partial_t u =0 &\text{ in } Q_1\setminus \{u=\phi\},\\ F(D^2u)-\partial_t u \leq 0& \text{ in } Q_1,\\ u\geq \phi &\text{ on } Q_1\cap \{x_n=0\}, \end{cases} \end{align*} where \(F\) is convex, uniformly elliptic and with \(F(0)=0\). The authors show that if \(\partial_t u\) is locally bounded from above and if the obstacle is sufficiently regular, then the solution is in the parabolic Hölder class \(H^{1+\alpha}_{\text{loc}}\) for some \(\alpha\in (0,1)\) from both sides of the obstacle. This result extends that in [\textit{G. Chatzigeorgiou}, Commun. Contemp. Math. 24, No. 3, 22 p. (2022; Zbl 1487.35150)] in two ways: Firstly, the result is purely local and does not rely on the boundary data (i.e. the authors do not assume that the contact set \(\{u=\phi\}\) is compactly contained in \(Q_1\cap \{x_n=0\}\)). Secondly, the authors consider non-symmetric solutions with operators not necessarily satisfying any symmetry assumptions.