Remarks on the Harnak Inequality for Local-Minima of Scalar Integral Functionals with General Growth Conditions

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In this paper we proof a Harnack inequality and a regularity theorem for local-minima of scalar intagral functionals with general growth conditions.

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Granucci, T. (2014) Remarks on the Harnak Inequality for Local-Minima of Scalar Integral Functionals with General Growth Conditions. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, 2, 194-203. doi: 10.4236/jamp.2014.25024.

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