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A logarithmic epiperimetric inequality for the obstacle problem

Analysis of PDEs 2017-08-08 v1

Abstract

For the general obstacle problem, we prove by direct methods an epiperimetric inequality at regular and singular points, thus answering a question of Weiss (Invent. Math., 138 (1999), 23--50). In particular at singular points we introduce a new tool, which we call logarithmic epiperimetric inequality, which yields an explicit logarithmic modulus of continuity on the C1C^1 regularity of the singular set, thus improving previous results of Caffarelli and Monneau.

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@article{arxiv.1708.02045,
  title  = {A logarithmic epiperimetric inequality for the obstacle problem},
  author = {Maria Colombo and Luca Spolaor and Bozhidar Velichkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.02045},
  year   = {2017}
}
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