On singular sets of local solutions to p-Laplace equations

Abstract

The author proves that the right-hand term of a p-Laplace equation is zero on the singular set of a local solution to the equation. Such a result is used to study the existence of an optimal control problem.

Keywords

Singular set / p-Laplace equation / Optimal control / Existence

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