Regularity of solutions to variable-exponent degenerate mixed fully nonlinear local and nonlocal equations

Abstract

We consider a class of variable-exponent mixed fully nonlinear local and nonlocal degenerate elliptic equations, which degenerate along the set of critical points, $C:=\big\{x:\,Du(x)=0\big\}.$ Under general conditions, first, we establish the Lipschitz regularity of solutions using the Ishii-Lions viscosity method when the order of the fractional Laplacian, $s\in\big(\frac{1}{2},1\big).$ Due to inapplicability of comparison principle for the equations under consideration, one can not use the classical Perron's method for the existence of a solution. However, using the Lipschitz estimates established in theorem and vanishing viscosity method, we get the existence of solution. We further prove interior $C^{1,\delta}$ regularity of the viscosity solutions using an improvement of the flatness technique when $s$ is close enough to $1.$