Existence, uniqueness and regularity for elliptic $p$-Laplace systems with complex coefficients

Abstract

This paper concerns elliptic systems of $p$-Laplace type with complex valued coefficient and source term. We extend the real valued theory of the elliptic $p$-Laplace equation to the complex valued case. We establish the existence and uniqueness of solutions to the Dirichlet problem and prove the Schauder estimate in the case of H\"older continuous coefficients and source terms. We also consider families of coefficient functions parametrized by a complex variable and prove a differentiability result for the map taking the complex parameter to the corresponding solution.