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Keywords:
elliptic transmission problem; regularity theory; Lipschitz continuity
Summary:
We investigate the regularity of the weak solution to elliptic transmission problems that involve two layered anisotropic materials separated by a boundary intersecting interface. Under a pair of compatibility conditions for the angle of the two surfaces and the boundary data at the contact line, we prove the existence of up to the boundary square-integrable second derivatives, and the global Lipschitz continuity of the solution. If only the weakest, necessary condition is satisfied, we show that the second weak derivatives remain integrable to a certain power less than two.
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