# American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

March  2011, 6(1): 61-75. doi: 10.3934/nhm.2011.6.61

## On the convergence rate in multiscale homogenization of fully nonlinear elliptic problems

 1 Dip. di Matematica Pura e Applicata, Univ. dell'Aquila, loc. Monteluco di Roio, 67040 l'Aquila, Italy 2 Dipartimento di Matematica Pura ed Applicata, Università di Padova, via Trieste 63, 35121 Padova

Received  October 2009 Revised  May 2010 Published  March 2011

This paper concerns periodic multiscale homogenization for fully nonlinear equations of the form $u^\epsilon+H^\epsilon (x,\frac{x}{\epsilon},\ldots,\frac{x}{epsilon^k},Du^\epsilon,D^2u^\epsilon)=0$. The operators $H^\epsilon$ are a regular perturbations of some uniformly elliptic, convex operator $H$. As $\epsilon\to 0^+$, the solutions $u^\epsilon$ converge locally uniformly to the solution $u$ of a suitably defined effective problem. The purpose of this paper is to obtain an estimate of the corresponding rate of convergence. Finally, some examples are discussed.
Citation: Fabio Camilli, Claudio Marchi. On the convergence rate in multiscale homogenization of fully nonlinear elliptic problems. Networks & Heterogeneous Media, 2011, 6 (1) : 61-75. doi: 10.3934/nhm.2011.6.61
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