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Weak limit of homeomorphisms in $W^{1,n-1}$ and (INV) condition

Functional Analysis 2025-10-14 v2

Abstract

Let Ω,ΩR3\Omega,\Omega'\subset\mathbb{R}^3 be Lipschitz domains, let fm:ΩΩf_m:\Omega\to\Omega' be a sequence of homeomorphisms with prescribed Dirichlet boundary condition and supmΩ(Dfm2+1/Jfm2)<\sup_m \int_{\Omega}(|Df_m|^2+1/J^2_{f_m})<\infty. Let ff be a weak limit of fmf_m in W1,2W^{1,2}. We show that ff is invertible a.e., more precisely it satisfies the (INV) condition of Conti and De Lellis and thus it has all the nice properties of mappings in this class. Generalization to higher dimensions and an example showing sharpness of the condition 1/Jf2L11/J^2_f\in L^1 are also given. Using this example we also show that unlike the planar case the class of weak limits and the class of strong limits of W1,2W^{1,2} Sobolev homeomorphisms in R3\mathbb{R}^3 are not the same.

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@article{arxiv.2112.08041,
  title  = {Weak limit of homeomorphisms in $W^{1,n-1}$ and (INV) condition},
  author = {Anna Doležalová and Stanislav Hencl and Jan Malý},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.08041},
  year   = {2025}
}