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Let $M$ be a real $l$-dimensional minimal submanifold with flat normal connection in a kaehler product manifold $\overline{M}^m\times \overline{M}^n$ where $\overline{M}^m$ and $\overline{M}^n$ are complex $m$-dimensional and complex…

Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^2$ be a bounded domain and $u\in SBV(\Omega)$ be a local minimizer of the Mumford--Shah problem in the plane, with $0\in \overline{S}_u$ being a tip point and $B_1\subset \Omega$. Then there exist absolute…

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In this note we present a sufficient condition ensuring lower semicontinuity for nonlocal supremal functionals of the type $$W^{1,\infty}(\Omega;\mathbb R^d)\ni u \mapsto \sup{\rm ess}_{(x,y)\in \Omega} W(x,y, \nabla u(x),\nabla u(y)),$$…

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Suppose a group $G$ acts properly on a simplicial complex $\Gamma$. Let $l$ be the number of $G$-invariant vertices and $p_1, p_2, ... p_m$ be the sizes of the $G$-orbits having size greater than 1. Then $\Gamma$ must be a subcomplex of…

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We discuss spectral properties of the family of quartic oscillators $\mathfrak h_{\mathcal M}(\alpha) =-\frac{d^2}{dt^2} +\Big(\frac{1}{2} t^{2} -\alpha\Big)^2$ on the real line, where $\alpha\in \mathbb{R}$ is a parameter. This operator…

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