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Interior Gradient Estimates for Nonuniformly Parabolic Equations II

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We prove interior gradient estimates for a large class of parabolic equations in divergence form. Using some simple ideas, we prove these estimates for several types of equations that are not amenable to previous methods. In particular, we have no restrictions on the maximum eigenvalue of the coefficient matrix and we obtain interior gradient estimates for so-called false mean curvature equation.

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Lieberman, G.M. Interior Gradient Estimates for Nonuniformly Parabolic Equations II. Bound Value Probl 2007, 035825 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/35825

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