Sharp results for the regularity and stability of the free boundary in the obstacle problem

Indiana University Mathematics Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1077-1112

  Blank, Ivan ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Free boundary; Obstacle problem; Regularity; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039300025     PISSN: 00222518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1512/iumj.2001.50.1906     Document Type: Article

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