Global $C^2$ estimates for convex solutions of curvature equations

Abstract

We establish $C^2$ a priori estimate for convex hypersurfaces whose principal curvatures $\kappa=(\kappa_1,..., \kappa_n)$ satisfying Weingarten curvature equation $\sigma_k(\kappa(X))=f(X,\nu(X))$. We also obtain such estimate for admissible 2-convex hypersurfaces in the case $k=2$. Our estimates resolve a longstanding problem in geometric fully nonlinear elliptic equations.