Sobolev regularity for the perturbed fractional 1-Laplace equations in the subquadratic case

Abstract

This work investigates the Sobolev regularity of solutions to perturbed fractional 1-Laplace equations. Under the assumption that weak solutions are locally bounded, we establish that the regularity properties are analogous to those observed in the superquadratic case. By introducing the threshold $\frac{p-1}{p}$, we divide the range of the parameter $s_p$ into two distinct scenarios. Specifically, for any $s_p\in \left(0,\frac{p-1}{p}\right]$ and $q\ge p$, we demonstrate that the solutions possess $W_{\mathrm{loc}}^{{\hat{I}}^3,q}$-regularity for all ${\hat{I}}^3\in \left(0,\frac{s_{p}p}{p-1}\right)$ and the $W_{\mathrm{loc}}^{1,q}$-regularity for any $s_p\in \left(\frac{p-1}{p},1\right)$ and $q\ge p$, respectively. Our analysis relies on the nonlocal finite-difference quotient method combined with a Moser-type iteration scheme, which provides a systematic approach to the regularity theory for such nonlocal and singular problems.