Regularity of $p(\cdot )$-superharmonic functions, the Kellogg property and semiregular boundary points

Abstract

We study various boundary and inner regularity questions for $p(\cdot )$-(super)harmonic functions in Euclidean domains. In particular, we prove the Kellogg property and introduce a classification of boundary points for $p(\cdot )$-harmonic functions into three disjoint classes: regular, semiregular and strongly irregular points. Regular and especially semiregular points are characterized in many ways. The discussion is illustrated by examples.

Along the way, we present a removability result for bounded $p(\cdot )$-harmonic functions and give some new characterizations of $W_0^{1,p(\cdot )}$ spaces. We also show that $p(\cdot )$-superharmonic functions are lower semicontinuously regularized, and characterize them in terms of lower semicontinuously regularized supersolutions.