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Higher-Order Linearization and Regularity in Nonlinear Homogenization.

Scott ArmstrongSamuel J FergusonTuomo Kuusi
Published in: Archive for rational mechanics and analysis (2020)
We prove large-scale C ∞ regularity for solutions of nonlinear elliptic equations with random coefficients, thereby obtaining a version of the statement of Hilbert's 19th problem in the context of homogenization. The analysis proceeds by iteratively improving three statements together: (i) the regularity of the homogenized Lagrangian  L ¯ , (ii) the commutation of higher-order linearization and homogenization, and (iii) large-scale C 0 , 1 -type regularity for higher-order linearization errors. We consequently obtain a quantitative estimate on the scaling of linearization errors, a Liouville-type theorem describing the polynomially-growing solutions of the system of higher-order linearized equations, and an explicit (heterogenous analogue of the) Taylor series for an arbitrary solution of the nonlinear equations-with the remainder term optimally controlled. These results give a complete generalization to the nonlinear setting of the large-scale regularity theory in homogenization for linear elliptic equations.
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