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Density estimates for a variational model driven by the Gagliardo norm

Analysis of PDEs 2011-04-06 v3

Abstract

We prove density estimates for level sets of minimizers of the energy \eps2suHs(Ω)2+ΩW(u)dx,\eps^{2s}\|u\|_{H^s(\Omega)}^2+\int_\Omega W(u)\,dx, with s(0,1)s \in (0,1), where uHs(Ω)\|u\|_{H^s(\Omega)} denotes the total contribution from Ω\Omega in the HsH^s norm of uu, and WW is a double-well potential. As a consequence we obtain, as \eps0\eps \to 0, the uniform convergence of the level sets of uu to either a HsH^s-nonlocal minimal surface if s(0,12)s\in(0,\frac 1 2), or to a classical minimal surface if s[12,1)s \in[\frac 1 2,1).

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@article{arxiv.1007.2114,
  title  = {Density estimates for a variational model driven by the Gagliardo norm},
  author = {Ovidiu Savin and Enrico Valdinoci},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.2114},
  year   = {2011}
}
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