A uniqueness result for viscosity solutions of second order fully nonlinear partial differential equations

Jensen, R.; Lions, P.-L.; Souganidis, P. E.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1988-0934877-2

A uniqueness result for viscosity solutions of second order fully nonlinear partial differential equations
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by R. Jensen, P.-L. Lions and P. E. Souganidis

Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 102 (1988), 975-978

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1988-0934877-2

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Abstract:

In this note we extend some recent results of R. Jensen concerning the uniqueness of viscosity solutions of scalar, second order, fully nonlinear, elliptic, possibly degenerate, partial differential equations.

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