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Quasiconvex functions on regular trees

Analysis of PDEs 2024-04-03 v2

Abstract

We introduce a definition of a quasiconvex function on an infinite directed regular tree that depends on what we understood by a segment on the tree. Our definition is based on thinking on segments as sub-trees with the root as the midpoint of the segment. A convex set in the tree is then a subset such that it contains every midpoint of every segment with terminal nodes in the set. Then a quasiconvex function is a real map on the tree such that every level set is a convex set. For this concept of quasiconvex functions on a tree, we show that given a continuous boundary datum there exists a unique quasiconvex envelope on the tree and we characterize the equation that this envelope satisfies. It turns out that this equation is a mean value property that involves a median among values of the function on successors of a given vertex. We also relate the quasiconvex envelope of a function defined inside the tree with the solution of an obstacle problem for this characteristic equation.

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@article{arxiv.2006.11568,
  title  = {Quasiconvex functions on regular trees},
  author = {Leandro M. Del Pezzo and Nicolas Frevenza and Julio D. Rossi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.11568},
  year   = {2024}
}

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19 pages

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