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Bernstein's theorem for variational integrals of linear growth and radial structure

Analysis of PDEs 2026-08-02 v1

Abstract

We consider entire solutions u:R2Ru: \mathbb{R}^2 \rightarrow \mathbb{R} of the Euler-Lagrange equation associated to the variational integral Ωg(u)dx\int_{\Omega} g(|\nabla u|)\,dx with a strictly convex density g:[0,)Rg: [0,\infty)\rightarrow \mathbb{R} being of linear growth. We show that the condition 0tg(t)dt<\int_{0}^{\infty} t\,g''(t)\,dt < \infty implies the Bernstein property, which means that uu must be an affine function. If this condition on g is weakened, we still have some partial Bernstein results.

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@article{arxiv.2608.01435,
  title  = {Bernstein's theorem for variational integrals of linear growth and radial structure},
  author = {Martin fuchs and Michael Bildhauer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.01435},
  year   = {2026}
}