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Weak solutions to obstacle problems for nonlinear elliptic operators with solution-dependent shifts exist and are unique under a specific smallness condition, established via a three-term decomposition. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To establish the existence and uniqueness of weak solutions to an obstacle problem for nonlinear divergence-form elliptic operators featuring solution-dependent shift couplings.

August 16, 2026SymmetryOpen Access

Obstacle Problems for Elliptic Operators with Solution-Dependent Shifts: Existence and Uniqueness via a Three-Term Decomposition

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XCXiaohui CaoLingnan Normal University MAMouad AllalouUniversité Sultan Moulay Slimane ARAbderrahmane RajiUniversité Sultan Moulay Slimane

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Theoretical analysis demonstrates existence and uniqueness of weak solutions for shifted elliptic obstacle problems, establishing a unified framework for constrained nonlinear systems.

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To establish the existence and uniqueness of weak solutions to an obstacle problem for nonlinear divergence-form elliptic operators featuring solution-dependent shift couplings.
Formulated the obstacle problem as a variational inequality over the Sobolev space W1,2(Ω; Rm) with prescribed Dirichlet boundary conditions and an almost-everywhere lower obstacle constraint.
Resolved shift mismatches between admissible functions using a three-term monotonicity decomposition alongside Young's and Poincaré's inequalities under a defined smallness condition.
Derived existence of weak solutions through the Kinderlehrer–Stampacchia theorem and uniqueness through the monotonicity estimate.
Proved weak solution existence and uniqueness when the product of the operator's Lipschitz constant, the shift's Lipschitz constant, and the Poincaré constant does not exceed one quarter of the strong monotonicity modulus.
Unified previous separate mathematical treatments of lower-order terms and shift couplings within a direct quadratic framework that avoids variable exponents and Young measures.

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Cao et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8179cbf2fb91fc834ad230 https://doi.org/10.3390/sym18081373

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Theoretical analysis demonstrates existence and uniqueness of weak solutions for shifted elliptic obstacle problems, establishing a unified framework for constrained nonlinear systems.

Obstacle Problems for Elliptic Operators with Solution-Dependent Shifts: Existence and Uniqueness via a Three-Term Decomposition

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