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In this article we study optimization problems ruled by $\alpha$-fractional diffusion operators with volume constraints. By means of penalization techniques we prove existence of solutions. We also show that every solution is locally of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-10-19 Eduardo V. Teixeira , Rafayel Teymurazyan

In this paper, we prove boundary pointwise $C^{k,\alpha}$ regularity for any $k\geq 1$ for fully nonlinear parabolic equations. As an application, we give a direct and short proof of the higher regularity of the free boundaries in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-08-03 Yuanyuan Lian , Kai Zhang

In this paper we give a comprehensive treatment of a two-penalty boundary obstacle problem for a divergence form elliptic operator, motivated by applications to fluid dynamics and thermics. Specifically, we prove existence, uniqueness and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-05-13 Donatella Danielli , Brian Krummel

We establish an optimal C^{1,\alpha}-regularity for viscosity solutions of degenerate/singular fully nonlinear elliptic equations by finding minimal regularity requirements on the associated operator.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-09-30 Sumiya Baasandorj , Sun-Sig Byun , Ki-Ahm Lee , Se-Chan Lee

We prove the optimal $W^{2, \infty }$ regularity for fully nonlinear elliptic equations with convex gradient constraints. We do not assume any regularity about the constraints; so the constraints need not be $C^1$ or strictly convex. We…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-01-28 Mohammad Safdari

In this paper, we obtain a series of regularity results for viscosity solutions of fully nonlinear elliptic equations with oblique derivative boundary conditions. In particular, we derive the pointwise $C^{\alpha}$, $C^{1,\alpha}$ and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-01-21 Dongsheng Li , Kai Zhang

We prove optimal regularity for the double obstacle problem when obstacles are given by solutions to Hamilton-Jacobi equations that are not $C^2$. When the Hamilton-Jacobi equation is not $C^2$ then the standard Bernstein technique fails…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-06-03 John Andersson , Henrik Shahgholian , Georg S. Weiss

We study the obstacle problem associated with the Kolmogorov operator $\Delta_v - \partial_t - v\cdot\nabla_x$, which arises from the theory of optimal control in Asian-American options pricing models. Our first main contribution is to…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-02-04 David Bowman

We consider the maximal regularity of a specific Vlasov-Fokker-Planck equation $\mathcal{A}u=f$ in the Euclidean space. The operator $\mathcal{A}=\Delta_{y}u-y\cdot \nabla_x{u}$ is an example of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operators. We prove…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-20 Kazuhiro Hirao

We consider the semilinear problem \[ \Delta u = \lambda_+ \left(-\log u^+\right) 1_{\{u > 0\}} - \lambda_- \left(-\log u^- \right) 1_{\{u < 0\}} \qquad \hbox{ in } B_1, \] where $B_1$ is the unit ball in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and assume…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-09-10 Dennis Kriventsov , Henrik Shahgholian

\begin{abstract}\label{abstract} We consider a non-autonomous evolutionary problem \[ \dot{u} (t)+\A(t)u(t)=f(t), \quad u(0)=u_0 \] where the operator $\A(t):V\to V^\prime$ is associated with a form $\fra(t,.,.):V\times V \to \R$ and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-05-16 Wolfgang Arendt , Dominik Dier , Hafida Laasri , El Maati Ouhabaz

We establish the optimal regularity of solutions to the Neumann problem for the fractional Laplacian, $(-\Delta)^s u=h$ in $\Omega$, with the external condition $\mathcal N^s u=0$ in $\Omega^c$. For this, a key point is to establish a 1D…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-10-16 Serena Dipierro , Xavier Ros-Oton , Enrico Valdinoci , Marvin Weidner

We analyse the obstacle problem for the nonlocal parabolic operator \[\partial_t u + (-\Delta)^{s} u - b \cdot \nabla u - \mathcal{I}u - ru,\] where $b\in\mathbb{R}^n$, $r\in\mathbb{R}$, and $\mathcal{I}$ is a nonlocal lower order diffusion…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-07-08 Henrique Borrin , Diego Marcon

We prove a $C^{1,\alpha}$ interior regularity theorem for fully nonlinear uniformly elliptic integro-differential equations without assuming any regularity of the kernel. We then give some applications to linear theory and higher regularity…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-04-07 Dennis Kriventsov

We consider the reaction-diffusion problem $-\Delta_g u = f(u)$ in $\mathcal{B}_R$ with zero Dirichlet boundary condition, posed in a geodesic ball $\mathcal{B}_R$ with radius $R$ of a Riemannian model $(M,g)$. This class of Riemannian…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-08-02 Daniele Castorina , Manel Sanchon

In this article we present a new strategy of addressing the (variable coefficient) thin obstacle problem. Our approach is based on a (variable coefficient) Carleman estimate. This yields semi-continuity of the vanishing order, lower and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-06-01 Herbert Koch , Angkana Rüland , Wenhui Shi

For the obstacle problem involving a convex fully nonlinear elliptic operator, we show that the singular set in the free boundary stratifies. The top stratum is locally covered by a $C^{1,\alpha}$-manifold, and the lower strata are covered…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-03-16 Ovidiu Savin , Hui Yu

In this article we address the regularity of stable solutions to semilinear elliptic equations $-\Delta u = f(u)$ with MEMS type nonlinearities. More precisely, we will have $0\leq u \leq 1$ in a domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-27 Renzo Bruera , Xavier Cabre

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

We prove sharp regularity estimates for solutions of obstacle type problems driven by a class of degenerate fully nonlinear operators; more specifically, we consider viscosity solutions of \[ |D u|^\gamma F(x, D^2u) = f(x)\chi_{\{u>\phi\}}…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-07-23 João Vitor Da Silva , Hernán Vivas