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Epiperimetric inequalities in the obstacle problem for the fractional Laplacian

Analysis of PDEs 2023-11-22 v2

Abstract

Using the epiperimetric inequalities approach, we study the obstacle problem min{(Δ)su,uφ}=0,\min\{(-\Delta)^su,u-\varphi\}=0, for the fractional Laplacian (Δ)s(-\Delta)^s with obstacle φCk,γ(Rn)\varphi\in C^{k,\gamma}(\mathbb{R}^n), k2k\ge2 and γ(0,1)\gamma\in(0,1). We prove an epiperimetric inequality for the Weiss' energy W1+sW_{1+s} and a logarithmic epiperimetric inequality for the Weiss' energy W2mW_{2m}. Moreover, we also prove two epiperimetric inequalities for negative energies W1+sW_{1+s} and W2mW_{2m}. By these epiperimetric inequalities, we deduce a frequency gap and a characterization of the blow-ups for the frequencies λ=1+s\lambda=1+s and λ=2m\lambda=2m. Finally, we give an alternative proof of the regularity of the points on the free boundary with frequency 1+s1+s and we describe the structure of the points on the free boundary with frequency 2m2m, with mNm\in\mathbb{N} and 2mk.2m\le k.

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@article{arxiv.2311.07570,
  title  = {Epiperimetric inequalities in the obstacle problem for the fractional Laplacian},
  author = {Matteo Carducci},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.07570},
  year   = {2023}
}