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$C^{1,\alpha}$ regularity of the solution for the obstacle problem for the linearized Monge-Amp\`ere operator

Analysis of PDEs 2025-08-19 v2

Abstract

In this paper, we study the regularity of the solution for the obstacle problem associated with the linearized Monge-Amp\`ere operator: \begin{align*} \begin{cases} &u\geq\varphi \text{\quad in } \Omega &L_{ w}u=\tr( W D^{2}u)\leq 0 \text{\quad in } \Omega &L_{ w}u= 0 \text{\quad in } \{u>\varphi\} &u=0 \text{\quad on } \partial\Omega, \end{cases} \end{align*} where W=(detD2w)D2w1 W=(\det D^{2} w) D^{2} w^{-1} is the matrix of cofactor of D2wD^{2} w, ww satisfies λdetD2wΛ\lambda \leq \det D^{2} w \leq \Lambda and w=0 w=0 on Ω\partial \Omega, φ\varphi is the obstacle with at least C2(Ωˉ)C^{2}(\bar{\Omega}) smoothness, Ω\Omega is an open bounded convex domain. We show the existence and uniqueness of a viscosity solution by using Perron's method and the comparison principle. Our primary result is to prove that the solution exhibits local C1,γC^{1,\gamma} regularity for any γ(0,1)\gamma \in (0,1), provided that it is a strong solution in Wloc2,n(Ω)W^{2,n}_{\text{loc}}(\Omega).

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@article{arxiv.2505.24410,
  title  = {$C^{1,\alpha}$ regularity of the solution for the obstacle problem for the linearized Monge-Amp\`ere operator},
  author = {Meng Ji},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.24410},
  year   = {2025}
}
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