A priori gradient bounds and local C1,α-estimates for (double) obstacle problems under non-standard growth conditions

Zeitschrift für Analysis und ihre Anwendungen

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 959-985

  Bildhauer, M ^a   Fuchs, M ^a   Mingione, G ^a,b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

(double) obstacle problems; A priori estimates; Non standard growth; Regularity of minimizers

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044529558     PISSN: 02322064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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