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We define a general class of elliptic equations for 2-forms on 4-manifolds, of which the complex Monge-Ampere equation is a prototype. We obtain some regularity results and discuss various connections (some speculative) with modern…
We consider the asymptotic behavior of solutions to the Monge--Amp\`ere equations with slow convergence rate at infinity and fulfill previous results under faster convergence rate by Bao--Li--Zhang [Calc. Var PDE. 52(2015). pp. 39-63].…
We use geometric methods to calculate a formula for the complex Monge-Amp\`ere measure $(dd^cV_K)^n$, for $K \Subset \RR^n \subset \CC^n$ a convex body and $V_K$ its Siciak-Zaharjuta extremal function. Bedford and Taylor had computed this…
Monge-Amp\`ere equations of the form, $u_{xx}u_{yy}-u_{xy}^2=F(u,u_x,u_y)$ arise in many areas of fluid and solid mechanics. Here it is shown that in the special case $F=u_y^4f(u, u_x/u_y)$, where $f$ denotes an arbitrary function, the…
We solve a non-Archimedean Monge-Amp\`ere equation on the Berkovich analytification of a complex log Calabi-Yau pair whose dual complex is a standard simplex, answering a question of Collins-Li and offering a non-Archimedean analog of…
We discuss pluripotential aspects of the Monge-Amp\`ere equations on compact Hermitian manifolds and prove $L^{\infty}$ estimates for any metric, as well as the existence of weak solutions under an extra assumption.
We construct solutions to Monge-Amp\`ere equations whose Monge-Amp\`ere measures contain singular components supported on low codimensional sets. We also study the regularity of such solutions. To motivate our construction, we present…
The convexity of solutions to boundary value problems for fully nonlinear elliptic partial differential equations (such as real or complex $k$-Hessian equations) is a challenging topic. In this paper, we establish the power convexity of…
We propose a numerical method to solve the Monge-Ampere equation which admits a classical convex solution. The Monge-Ampere equation is reformulated into an equivalent first-order system. We adopt a novel reconstructed discontinuous…
In this paper, we explore some connections between Kobayashi geometry and the Dirichlet problem for the complex Monge--Amp\`ere equation. Among the results we obtain through these connections are: $(i)$~a theorem on the continuous extension…
This is mostly an exposition, aimed to be accessible to geometers, analysts, and probabilists, of a fundamental recent theorem of R. Berman with recent developments by J. Hultgren, that asserts that the second boundary value problem for the…
We consider smooth solutions to the Monge-Amp`ere equation subject to mixed boundary conditions on annular domains. We establish global $C^2$ estimates when the boundary of the domain consists of two smooth strictly convex closed…
In this paper, by providing the uniform gradient estimates for a sequence of the approximating equations, we prove the existence, uniqueness and regularity of the conical parabolic complex Monge-Amp\`ere equation with weak initial data. As…
We prove a convergence result for a mixed finite element method for the Monge-Ampere equation to its weak solution in the sense of Aleksandrov. The unknowns in the formulation are the scalar variable and the Hessian matrix.
We prove the existence of C^{\infty} local solutions to a class of mixed type Monge-Ampere equations in the plane. More precisely, the equation changes type to finite order across two smooth curves intersecting transversely at a point.…
We improve our previous gradient estimate for the Monge-Amp\`ere equation on a compact Hermitian manifold and give a estimates for the non-mixed second order derivatives. These estimates are required to apply either the Evans-Krylov…
In this paper, we obtain gradient estimates and Laplacian estimates for the solution to the singular complex Monge-Amp\`ere equation by applying the integral method.
We introduce certain energy functionals to the complex Monge-Ampere equation over a bounded domain with inhomogeneous boundary condition, and use these functionals to show the convergence of the solution to the parabolic Monge-Ampere…
The inverse reflector problem arises in geometrical nonimaging optics: Given a light source and a target, the question is how to design a reflecting free-form surface such that a desired light density distribution is generated on the…
These are notes of lectures given by the first named author during the CIME Summer school Calabi-Yau varieties. We survey known results concerning the complex Monge-Amp\`ere equations in Hermitian contexts obtained by many authors during…