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The elliptic Monge-Ampere equation is a fully nonlinear Partial Differential Equation which originated in geometric surface theory, and has been applied in dynamic meteorology, elasticity, geometric optics, image processing and image…
We study the obstacle problem for a nonlocal, degenerate elliptic Monge--Amp\`ere equation. We show existence and regularity of a unique classical solution to the problem and regularity of the free boundary.
We develop a differential theory for the polarity transform parallel to that for the Legendre transform, which is applicable when the functions studied are "geometric convex", namely convex, non-negative and vanish at the origin. This…
The Monge-Ampere equation, plays a central role in the theory of fully non linear equations. In fact we will like to show how the Monge-Ampere equation, links in some way the ideas comming from the calculus of variations and those of the…
In this paper, we study non-linear differential equations associated with Legendre polynomials and their applications. From our study of non- linear differential equations, we derive some new and explicit identities for Legendre…
We establish global H\"older estimates for solutions to inhomogeneous linearized Monge-Amp\`ere equations in two dimensions with the right hand side being the divergence of a bounded vector field. These equations arise in the…
We introduce a parabolic analogue of the elliptic split-type Monge-Amp\`ere equation developed by Fang and the author, extending Streets' twisted Monge-Amp\`ere equation. The resulting equation is fully nonlinear and non-concave. We prove…
We obtain a genuine local $C^2$ estimate for the Monge-Amp\`ere equation in dimension two, by using the partial Legendre transform.
Uniform bounds are obtained using the auxiliary Monge-Amp\`ere equation method for solutions of very general classes of fully non-linear partial differential equations, assuming the existence of a ${C}$-subsolution in the sense of G.…
This paper is concerned with developing and analyzing convergent semi-Lagrangian methods for the fully nonlinear elliptic Monge-Amp\`ere equation on general triangular grids. This is done by establishing an equivalent (in the viscosity…
This is an introduction to a particular class of auxiliary complex Monge-Amp\`ere equations which had been instrumental in $L^\infty$ estimates for fully non-linear equations and various questions in complex geometry. The essential…
We establish Evans-Krylov estimates for certain nonconvex fully nonlinear elliptic and parabolic equations by exploiting partial Legendre transformations. The equations under consideration arise in part from the study of the "pluriclosed…
In this paper, we investigate the interior H\"older regularity of solutions to the linearized Monge-Amp\`ere equation. In particular, we focus on the cases with singular right-hand side, which arise from the study of the semigeostrophic…
The elliptic Monge-Amp\`ere equation is a fully nonlinear Partial Differential Equation that originated in geometric surface theory and has been applied in dynamic meteorology, elasticity, geometric optics, image processing and image…
We describe a method to reduce partial differential equations of Monge-Amp\`ere type in 4 variables to complex partial differential equations in 2 variables. To illustrate this method, we construct explicit holomorphic solutions of the…
We propose a new variational formulation of the elliptic Monge-Ampere equation and show how classical Lagrange elements can be used for the numerical resolution of classical solutions of the equation. Error estimates are given for Lagrange…
Associated Legendre functions of fractional degree appear in the solution of boundary value problems in wedges or in toroidal geometries, and elsewhere in applied mathematics. In the classical case when the degree is half an odd integer,…
We introduce the so-called $d$-concavity, $d \geq 0,$ and prove that the nonsymmetric Monge-Amp\`{e}re type function of matrix variable is concave in an appropriate unbounded and convex set. We prove also the comparison principle for…
We extend the Mason-Newman Lax pair for the elliptic complex Monge-Amp\`ere equation so that this equation itself emerges as an algebraic consequence. We regard the function in the extended Lax equations as a complex potential. We identify…
We are concerned with fully nonlinear elliptic equations on complex manifolds and search for technical tools to overcome difficulties in deriving a priori estimates which arise due to the nontrivial torsion and curvature, as well as the…