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We give a self-contained and short proof for the existence, uniqueness and measurability of so called $p$-harmonious functions. The proofs only use elementary analytic tools. As a consequence, we obtain existence, uniqueness and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2012-11-05 Hannes Luiro , Mikko Parviainen , Eero Saksman

In this paper, we introduce and study a first-order mean-field game obstacle problem. We examine the case of local dependence on the measure under assumptions that include both the logarithmic case and power-like nonlinearities. Since the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-10-28 Diogo Gomes , Stefania Patrizi

Motivated by the "tug-of-war" game studied in [12], we consider a "non-local" version of the game which goes as follows: at every step two players pick respectively a direction and then, instead of flipping a coin in order to decide which…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2011-05-04 Clayton Bjorland , Luis Caffarelli , Alessio Figalli

This paper establishes a probabilistic representation for the solution of the parabolic obstacle problem associated with the normalized $p$-Laplacian. We introduce a zero-sum stochastic tug-of-war game with noise in a space-time cylinder,…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-10-31 Hamid El Bahja

In tug-of-war, two players compete by moving a counter along edges of a graph, each winning the right to move at a given turn according to the flip of a possibly biased coin. The game ends when the counter reaches the boundary, a fixed…

Probability · Mathematics 2026-02-10 Yujie Fu , Alan Hammond , Gábor Pete

We study the obstacle problem for unbounded sets in a proper metric measure space supporting a (p,p)-Poincare inequality. We prove that there exists a unique solution. We also prove that if the measure is doubling and the obstacle is…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-03-16 Daniel Hansevi

We prove a uniqueness theorem for the obstacle problem for linear equations involving the fractional Laplacian with zero Dirichlet exterior condition. The problem under consideration arises as the limit of some logistic-type equations. Our…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-03-30 Tomasz Klimsiak

We prove that if U\subset\R^n is an open domain whose closure \overline{U} is compact in the path metric, and F is a Lipschitz function on \partial{U}, then for each \beta\in\R there exists a unique viscosity solution to the \beta-biased…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-11-24 Yuval Peres , Gábor Pete , Stephanie Somersille

In this paper, we investigate a class of tug-of-war games that incorporate a constant payoff discount rate at each turn. The associated model problems are $p$-Laplace type partial differential equations with zeroth-order terms. We establish…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-12-29 Jeongmin Han

We study a singularly perturbed problem related to infinity Laplacian operator with prescribed boundary values in a region. We prove that solutions are locally (uniformly) Lipschitz continuous, they grow as a linear function, are strongly…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-10-28 Gleydson Chaves Ricarte , João Vítor da Silva , Rafayel Teymurazyan

In this manuscript we deal with regularity issues and the asymptotic behaviour (as $p \to \infty$) of solutions for elliptic free boundary problems of $p-$Laplacian type ($2 \leq p< \infty$): \begin{equation*} -\Delta_p u(x) +…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-12-20 Pablo Blanc , João Vítor da Silva , Julio D. Rossi

In this paper we use probabilistic arguments (Tug-of-War games) to obtain existence of viscosity solutions to a parabolic problem of the form $$ {cases} K_{(x,t)}(D u)u_t (x,t)= \frac12 <D^2 u J_{(x,t)}(D u),J_{(x,t)}(D u) (x,t) &{in}…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-01-21 Leandro M. Del Pezzo , Julio D. Rossi

We study the double obstacle problem for p-harmonic functions on arbitrary bounded nonopen sets E in quite general metric spaces. The Dirichlet and single obstacle problems are included as special cases. We obtain Adams' criterion for the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-03-10 Anders Björn , Jana Björn

In this paper, we study games with continuous action spaces and non-linear payoff functions. Our key insight is that Lipschitz continuity of the payoff function allows us to provide algorithms for finding approximate equilibria in these…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2016-03-31 Argyrios Deligkas , John Fearnley , Paul Spirakis

This paper deals with the obstacle problem for the infinity Laplacian. The main results are a characterization of the solution through comparison with cones that lie above the obstacle and the sharp $C^{1,1/3}$--regularity at the free…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-10-06 Julio D. Rossi , Eduardo V. Teixeira , José Miguel Urbano

In this paper we develop a Gidas-Ni-Nirenberg technique for polyharmonic equations and systems of Lane-Emden type. As far as we are concerned with Dirichlet boundary conditions, we prove uniqueness of solutions up to eighth order equations,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-06-05 Daniele Cassani , Delia Schiera

In this paper, we provide new results about an invariance of $p$-harmonic functions under boundary perturbations by using tug-of-war with noise; a probabilistic interpretation of $p$-harmonic functions introduced by Peres-Sheffield in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-03-24 Sungwook Kim

Fortification-interdiction games are tri-level adversarial games where two opponents act in succession to protect, disrupt and simply use an infrastructure for a specific purpose. Many such games have been formulated and tackled in the…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2025-12-22 Alberto Boggio Tomasaz , Margarida Carvalho , Roberto Cordone , Pierre Hosteins

In this paper we discuss the obstacle problem for the $p$-Laplace operator. We prove optimal growth results for the solution. Of particular interest is the point-wise regularity of the solution at free boundary points. The most surprising…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-03-19 John Andersson , Erik Lindgren , Henrik Shahgholian

Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ be an open, bounded and Lipschitz set. We consider the torsion problem for the Laplace operator associated to $\Omega$ with Robin boundary conditions. In this setting, we study the equality case in the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-02-07 Alba Lia Masiello , Gloria Paoli