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We consider the problem $$ (P_\lambda)\quad -\Delta_{p}u=\lambda u^{p-1}+a(x)u^{q-1},\quad u\geq0\quad\mbox{ in }\Omega $$ under Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions. Here $\Omega$ is a smooth bounded domain of $\mathbb{R}^{N}$…
We establish maximal local regularity results of weak solutions or local minimizers of \[ \operatorname{div} A(x, Du)=0 \quad\text{and}\quad \min_u \int_\Omega F(x,Du)\,dx, \] providing new ellipticity and continuity assumptions on $A$ or…
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