Semiconvexity estimates for nonlinear integro-differential equations

In this paper we establish for the first time local semiconvexity estimates for fully nonlinear equations and for obstacle problems driven by integro-differential operators with general kernels. Our proof is based on the Bernstein technique, which we develop for a natural class of nonlocal operators...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ros, Xavier, Torres Latorre, Clara, Weidner, Marvin
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:ubarcelona__::350535579a71761fd9781a261858a995
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/229554
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Teoria d&apos
operadors
Equacions en derivades parcials
Teoria del potencial (Matemàtica)
Processos de Markov
Operator theory
Partial differential equations
Potential theory (Mathematics)
Markov processes
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Sumario:In this paper we establish for the first time local semiconvexity estimates for fully nonlinear equations and for obstacle problems driven by integro-differential operators with general kernels. Our proof is based on the Bernstein technique, which we develop for a natural class of nonlocal operators and consider to be of independent interest. In particular, we solve an open problem from Cabré-Dipierro-Valdinoci. As an application of our result, we establish optimal regularity estimates and smoothness of the free boundary near regular points for the nonlocal obstacle problem on domains. Finally, we also extend the Bernstein technique to parabolic equations and nonsymmetric operators.