$L^\infty$-estimates for the Neumann problem on general domains

Abstract

Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ be bounded open and connected. Suppose that $W^{1,2}(\Omega) \subset L^r(\Omega)$ for some $r > 2$. Let $A$ be a pure second-order elliptic differential operator with bounded real measurable coefficients on $\Omega$. Let $q > d$ with $\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{q} > \frac{1}{r}$. If $p$ is the dual exponent of $q$, then we show that the pre-image of the space $(W^{1,p}(\Omega))^*$ under the map $A$ is contained in the space of bounded functions on $\Omega$. The considerations are complemented by results on optimal Sobolev regularity for $A$.