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Solutions of the minimal surface equation and of the Monge–Ampère equation near infinity

  • Qing Han and Zhehui Wang EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: November 20, 2024

Abstract

Classical results assert that, under appropriate assumptions, solutions near infinity are asymptotic to linear functions for the minimal surface equation and to quadratic polynomials for the Monge–Ampère equation for dimension n 3 , with an extra logarithmic term for n = 2 . Via Kelvin transforms, we characterize remainders in the asymptotic expansions by a single function near the origin. Such a function is smooth in the entire neighborhood of the origin for the minimal surface equation in every dimension and for the Monge–Ampère equation in even dimension, but only C n 1 , α for the Monge–Ampère equation in odd dimension 𝑛, for any α ( 0 , 1 ) .

Award Identifier / Grant number: DMS-2305038

Award Identifier / Grant number: 12401247

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2023A1515110910

Funding statement: Qing Han is supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant DMS-2305038. Zhehui Wang is supported in part by Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant 12401247, and Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation under grant 2023A1515110910.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Joel Spruck for helpful discussions, and the referee for helpful suggestions. Zhehui Wang thanks Jie Chen for helpful suggestions.

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Received: 2024-03-06
Revised: 2024-09-23
Published Online: 2024-11-20
Published in Print: 2025-03-01

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