A fully nonlinear free transmission problem

Abstract

We examine a free transmission problem driven by fully nonlinear elliptic operators. Since the transmission interface is determined endogeneously, our analysis is two-fold: we study the regularity of the solutions and some geometric properties of the free boundary. By relating our problem with a pair of viscosity inequalities, we prove that strong solutions are of class $C ^{1,1}$, locally. As regards the free boundary, we start by establishing weak results, such as its non-degeneracy, and proceed with the characterization of global solutions.