Lagrange multipliers and nonlinear variational inequalities with gradient constraints

The paper deals with nonlinear monotone variational inequalities with gradient constraints. In particular, using a new strong duality principle, the equivalence between the problem under consideration and a suitable double obstacle problem is proved. Moreover, the existence of L-2 Lagrange multipliers is achieved. This article is part of the theme issue 'Non-smooth variational problems and applications'.

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This paper deals with nonlinear monotone variational inequalities with gradient constraints. By using a new strong duality principle, the equivalence between the problem at hand and a suitable double obstacle problem is proven. Furthermore, the existence of L-2 Lagrange multipliers is achieved.