Convexity estimates for nonlinear elliptic equations and application to free boundary problems
Annales de l'I.H.P. Analyse non linéaire, Volume 19 (2002) no. 6, p. 903-926
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Dolbeault, Jean; Monneau, Régis. Convexity estimates for nonlinear elliptic equations and application to free boundary problems. Annales de l'I.H.P. Analyse non linéaire, Volume 19 (2002) no. 6, pp. 903-926. http://www.numdam.org/item/AIHPC_2002__19_6_903_0/

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