Abstract
We present an alternative proof for local Hölder regularity of the solutions of the fractional p-Laplace equations, based on clustering and expansion (more precisely, recentering) of positivity.
Funding statement: The authors are members of GNAMPA (Gruppo Nazionale per l’Analisi Matematica, la Probabilità e le loro Applicazioni) of INdAM (Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica ’Francesco Severi’). Antonio Iannizzotto is partially supported by the research project Problemi non locali di tipo stazionario ed evolutivo (GNAMPA, CUP E53C23001670001).
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the anonymous Referees for their useful comments.
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