Dirichlet problem for second order elliptic equations in nondivergence form with continuous coefficients
By Seick Kim
Appears in collection : Harmonic analysis and partial differential equations / Analyse harmonique et équations aux dérivées partielles
We investigate the Dirichlet problem for a non-divergence form elliptic operator $L=a^{i j}(x) D_{i j}+b^{i}(x) D_{i}-c(x)$ in a bounded domain of $\mathbb{R}^{d}$. Under certain conditions on the coefficients of $L$, we first establish the existence of a unique Green's function in a ball and derive two-sided pointwise estimates for it. Utilizing these results, we demonstrate the equivalence of regular points for $L$ and those for the Laplace operator, characterized via the Wiener test. This equivalence facilitates the unique solvability of the Dirichlet problem with continuous boundary data in regular domains. Furthermore, we construct the Green's function for $L$ in regular domains and establish pointwise bounds for it.
