Eigenvalue, maximum principle and regularity for fully non linear homogeneous operators

Communications on Pure and Applied Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 335-366

  Birindelli, I ^a   Demengel, F ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

Author keywords

Eigenvalue; Fully nonlinear equation; Viscosity solution

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248214768     PISSN: 15340392     EISSN: 15535258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/cpaa.2007.6.335     Document Type: Article

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