Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 January 2016
In the previous paper [11], introducing the notions of potentials and of capacity associated with a convex function Φ given on a regular functional space we discussed potential theoretic properties of the gradient ∇Φ which were originally introduced and studied by Calvert [5] for a class of nonlinear monotone operators in Sobolev spaces. For example:
(i) The modulus contraction operates.
(ii) The principle of lower envelope holds.
(iii) The domination principle holds.
(iv) The contraction Tk onto the real interval [0, k] (k > 0) operates.
(v) The strong principle of lower envelope holds.
(vi) The complete maximum principle holds.