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$\Gamma$-convergence for nonlocal phase transitions

Analysis of PDEs 2011-04-07 v3

Abstract

We discuss the Γ\Gamma-convergence, under the appropriate scaling, of the energy functional uHs(Ω)2+ΩW(u)dx, \|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. When s[1/2,1)s\in [1/2,\,1), we show that the energy Γ\Gamma-converges to the classical minimal surface functional -- while, when s(0,1/2)s\in(0,\,1/2), it is easy to see that the functional Γ\Gamma-converges to the nonlocal minimal surface functional.

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@article{arxiv.1007.1725,
  title  = {$\Gamma$-convergence for nonlocal phase transitions},
  author = {Ovidiu Savin and Enrico Valdinoci},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.1725},
  year   = {2011}
}
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