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Regularity of Solutions of Obstacle Problems –Old & New–

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Abstract

Two kinds of machinery to show regularity of solutions of bilateral/unilateral obstacle problems are presented. Some generalizations of known results in the lit- erature are included. Several important open problems in the topics are given.

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Metadaten
Titel
Regularity of Solutions of Obstacle Problems –Old & New–
verfasst von
Shigeaki Koike
Copyright-Jahr
2021
Verlag
Springer Singapore
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4822-6_6