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Boundary regularity of weak solutions to nonlinear elliptic obstacle problems

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We study the boundary regularity of weak solutions to nonlinear obstacle problem with-obstacle function, and obtain the boundary regularity.

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  1. College of Mathematics and Computer Science, Hebei University, Hebei, 071002, China

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  2. College of Science, Huzhou University, Zhejiang, 313000, China

    Chu Yuming

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Junxia, M., Yuming, C. Boundary regularity of weak solutions to nonlinear elliptic obstacle problems. Bound Value Probl 2006, 72012 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1155/BVP/2006/72012

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