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Game theoretical asymptotic mean value properties for non-homogeneous $p$-Laplace problems

Analysis of PDEs 2024-12-30 v1 Probability

Abstract

We extend the classical mean value property for the Laplacian operator to address a nonlinear and non-homogeneous problem related to the pp-Laplacian operator for p>2p>2. Specifically, we characterize viscosity solutions to the pp-Laplace equation Δpu:=(up2u)=f\Delta_p u:=\nabla\cdot(|\nabla u|^{p-2} \nabla u) = f with a nontrivial right-hand side ff, through novel asymptotic mean value formulas. While asymptotic mean value formulas for the homogeneous case (f=0f = 0) have been previously established, leveraging the normalization ΔpNu:=u2pΔpu=0\Delta_p^{\text{N}}u:=|\nabla u|^{2-p} \Delta_p u = 0, which yields the 1-homogeneous normalized pp-Laplacian, such normalization is not applicable when f0f \neq 0. Furthermore, the mean value formulas introduced here motivate, for the first time in the literature, a game-theoretical approach for non-homogeneous pp-Laplace equations. We also analyze the existence, uniqueness, and convergence of the game values, which are solutions to a dynamic programming principle derived from the mean value property.

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@article{arxiv.2412.19410,
  title  = {Game theoretical asymptotic mean value properties for non-homogeneous $p$-Laplace problems},
  author = {Félix del Teso and Julio D. Rossi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.19410},
  year   = {2024}
}

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31 pages