Regularity for solutions of H-systems and n-harmonic maps with n/2 square integrable derivatives

Abstract

We study the regularity of weak solutions for two elliptic systems involving the $n$-Laplacian and a critical nonlinearity in the right hand side: $H$-systems and $n$-harmonic maps into compact Riemannian manifolds. Under the assumptions that the solutions belong to $W^{n/2,2}$ in an even dimension $n$, we prove their continuty. The tools used in the proof involve Hardy spaces and BMO, and the Rivière--Uhlenbeck decomposition (with estimates in Morrey spaces). A prominent role is played by the Coifman--Rochberg--Weiss commutator theorem.

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