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Uniqueness of the minimizer for a random nonlocal functional with double-well potential in $d\le2$

Mathematical Physics 2013-08-27 v1 Analysis of PDEs math.MP

Abstract

We consider a small random perturbation of the energy functional [u]Hs(Λ,Rd)2+ΛW(u(x))dx [u]^2_{H^s(\Lambda, R^d)} + \int_\Lambda W(u(x)) dx for s(0,1),s \in (0,1), where the non-local part [u]Hs(Λ,Rd)2 [u]^2_{H^s(\Lambda,R^d)} denotes the total contribution from ΛRd\Lambda \subset R^d in the Hs(Rd)H^s (R^d) Gagliardo semi-norm of uu and WW is a double well potential. We show that there exists, as Λ\Lambda invades Rd R^d, for almost all realizations of the random term a minimizer under compact perturbations, which is unique when d=2d=2, s(12,1)s \in (\frac 12,1) and when d=1d=1, s[14,1).s \in [\frac 14, 1). This uniqueness is a consequence of the randomness. When the random term is absent, there are two minimizers which are invariant under translations in space, u=±1u = \pm 1.

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@article{arxiv.1308.5391,
  title  = {Uniqueness of the minimizer for a random nonlocal functional with double-well potential in $d\le2$},
  author = {Nicolas Dir and Enza Orlandi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1308.5391},
  year   = {2013}
}

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