P-harmonic functions by way of intrinsic mean value properties

Abstract

Abstract Let Ω be a bounded domain in ℝ n {\mathbb{R}^{n}} . Under appropriate conditions on Ω, we prove existence and uniqueness of continuous functions solving the Dirichlet problem associated to certain nonlinear mean value properties in Ω with respect to balls of variable radius. We also show that, when properly normalized, such functions converge to the p-harmonic solution of the Dirichlet problem in Ω for p ⩾ 2 {p\geqslant 2} . Existence is obtained via iteration, a fundamental tool being the construction of explicit universal barriers in Ω.