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Overview
- Mathematical
- Variational inequalities
- Free boundary problems Free boundary problem
- Equilibrium Mechanical equilibrium
- Elastic membrane Solid mechanics
- Minimal surfaces
- Capacity of a set
- Potential theory
- Optimal control
- Dirichlet energy
- Dirichlet boundary conditions
- Lipschitz continuous Lipschitz continuity
- Hölder continuous Hölder continuity
Historical note
- Sandro Faedo
- Faedo 1986 Obstacle problem
Motivating problems
Formal statement
- Open Open set
- Bounded Bounded set
- Domain Domain (mathematical analysis)
- Smooth function
- Boundary Boundary (topology)
- Trace Trace operator
- Closed Closed set
- Convex Convex set
- Subset
- Sobolev space
- Integrable functions Integrable function
- Weak first derivatives Weak derivative
- Integral
- Hilbert space
Alternative formulations
- Variational inequalities Variational inequality
- Scalar product
- Finite-dimensional Dimension (mathematics)
- Real Real number
- Vector space
- Coercive Coercive function
- Real-valued Real numbers
- Bounded Bounded operator
- Bilinear forms Bilinear form
- Linear functionals Linear functional
- Maximum principle
Regularity properties
- Bounded Bounded function
- Derivative
- Modulus of continuity
Generalizations
- Elliptic operators Elliptic operator
- Signorini problem
- Parabolic Parabolic partial differential equation
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Nodes65
Edges64
Triples83
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related to References · 51
Obstacle problem → Academic Press, American Mathematical Society, An Introduction, Applications, Applied Mathematics, Arshak, Avner, BF02498216, Bibcode, Bolletino, Caffarelli, David, Fourier Analysis, Free Boundaries, Frehse, Friedman, Graduate Studies, Guido, Henrik, ISBN
related to External links · 8
Obstacle problem → August, Caffarelli, Fermi Lectures, July, Luis, PDF, Scuola Normale Superiore, The Obstacle Problem
related to Shape of a membrane above an obstacle · 6
Obstacle problem → Dirichlet, In, Plateau's, Taylor, The, This
related to Optimal regularity · 4
Obstacle problem → Cr, If, More, The
related to Variational inequality · 4
Obstacle problem → Hilbert, Seeking, The, This
is a · 3
Obstacle problem → classic motivating example in the mathematical study of variational inequalities and free boundary problems, function u, least superharmonic function in the set of admissible functions
related to Optimal stopping · 3
Obstacle problem → Brownian, In, The
related to Generalizations · 2
Obstacle problem → It, The
related to Least superharmonic function · 2
Obstacle problem → In, Together
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| Obstacle problem | is a | classic motivating example in the mathematical study of variational inequalities and free boundary problems | 0.90 | text |
| Obstacle problem | is a | function u | 0.90 | text |
| Obstacle problem | is a | least superharmonic function in the set of admissible functions | 0.90 | text |
| Obstacle problem | related to External links | Caffarelli | 0.60 | section |
| Obstacle problem | related to External links | Luis | 0.60 | section |
| Obstacle problem | related to External links | August | 0.60 | section |
| Obstacle problem | related to External links | The Obstacle Problem | 0.60 | section |
| Obstacle problem | related to External links | 0.60 | section | |
| Obstacle problem | related to External links | Fermi Lectures | 0.60 | section |
| Obstacle problem | related to External links | July | 0.60 | section |
| Obstacle problem | related to External links | Scuola Normale Superiore | 0.60 | section |
| Obstacle problem | related to Generalizations | The | 0.60 | section |
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