# American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

January  2011, 10(1): 59-68. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2011.10.59

## The obstacle problem for Monge-Ampère type equations in non-convex domains

 1 School of Mathematical Sciences, Beijing Normal University, China 2 School of Mathematical Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875

Received  December 2009 Revised  March 2010 Published  November 2010

In this paper, we consider the obstacle problem for Monge-Ampère type equations which include prescribed Gauss curvature equation as a special case. We establish $C^{1,1}$ regularity of the greatest viscosity solution in non-convex domains.
Citation: Jingang Xiong, Jiguang Bao. The obstacle problem for Monge-Ampère type equations in non-convex domains. Communications on Pure & Applied Analysis, 2011, 10 (1) : 59-68. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2011.10.59
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