#Torsion Problem and Subharmonics

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rancid axle
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If $\Omega$ is an open, bdd, connected subset of the plane, and $u\in C^2(\overline{\Omega})$ satisfies $\Delta u=-2$ on $\Omega$ and $u=0$ on $\partial\Omega$, then $v:=\abs{\nabla u}^2$ attains its maximum on the boundary.

I know it suffices to show $v$ is subharmonic on $\Omega$ ($\Delta v\geq 0$), but my attempts thus far require further differentiability conditions on $u$, which ofc can't be assumed.

flint cedarBOT
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rancid axle
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As well, only properties of subharmonics we've discussed so far are the volume mean value inequality and the maximum principle

shell trout
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wdym with bdd?