A constant rank theorem for special Lagrangian equations

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Yu Yuan, University of Washington
Fine Hall 314

We present a constant rank theorem for saddle solutions to special Lagrangian equations and quadratic Hessian equations (a minimum principle for the minimum eigenvalue of Hessian of  a solution to elliptic equations satisfying a relaxed convexity, precisely inverse-convexity condition). The argument also leads to new Liouville type results for the special Lagrangian equations with subcritical phase, matching the known rigidity results for semi-convex entire solutions to the quadratic Hessian equation. This is joint work with W. Jacob Ogden.