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Models for branched networks are often expressed as the minimization of an energy $M^\alpha$ over vector measures concentrated on $1$-dimensional rectifiable sets with a divergence constraint. We study a Modica-Mortola type approximation…
In this note we present a way to approximate the Steiner problem by a family of elliptic energies of Modica-Mortola type, with an additional term relying on the weighted geodesic distance which takes care of the connexity constraint.
We develop a phase-field approximation of the relaxation of the perimeter functional in the plane under a connectedness constraint based on the classical Modica-Mortola functional and the connectedness constraint of (Dondl, Lemenant,…
In this paper we consider the branched transportation problem in 2D associated with a cost per unit length of the form $1 + \alpha m$ where $m$ denotes the amount of transported mass and $\alpha > 0$ is a fixed parameter (notice that the…
We analyse the following inverse problem. Given a nonconvex functional (from a specific, but quite general class) of normal, codimension-1 currents (which in two spatial dimensions can be interpreted as transportation networks), find the…
Models involving branched structures are employed to describe several supply-demand systems such as the structure of the nerves of a leaf, the system of roots of a tree and the nervous or cardiovascular systems. Given a flow (traffic path)…
We investigate the $\limsup$ inequality in the double gradient model for phase transitions governed by a Modica--Mortola functional with a double-well potential in two dimensions. Specifically, we consider energy functionals of the form \[…
An explicit representation of the Gamma limit of a single-well Modica--Mortola functional is given for one-dimensional space under the graph convergence which is finer than conventional $L^1$-convergence or convergence in measure. As an…
In this paper we consider variational problems involving 1-dimensional connected sets in the Euclidean plane, such as the classical Steiner tree problem and the irrigation (Gilbert-Steiner) problem. We relate them to optimal partition…
A double-well energy expressed as a minimum of two quadratic functions, called phase energies, is studied with taking into account the minimization of the corresponding integral functional. Such integral, as being not sequentially weakly…
By introducing a new topology, a representation formula of the Gamma limit of the Kobayashi-Warren-Carter energy is given in a multi-dimensional domain. A key step is to study the Gamma limit of a single-well Modica-Mortola functional. The…
For vector fields on a two-dimensional domain, we study the asymptotic behaviour of Modica-Mortola (or Allen-Cahn) type functionals under the assumption that the divergence converges to $0$ at a certain rate, which effectively produces a…
A vectorial Modica--Mortola functional is considered and the convergence to a sharp interface model is studied. The novelty of the paper is that the wells of the potential are not constant, but depend on the spatial position in the domain…
We consider so-called branched transport and variants thereof in two space dimensions. In these models one seeks an optimal transportation network for a given mass transportation task. In two space dimensions, they are closely connected to…
Variational models of phase transitions take into account double-well energies singularly perturbed by gradient terms, such as the Cahn-Hilliard free energy. The derivation by $\Gamma$-convergence of a sharp-interface limit for such energy…
In branched transportation problems mass has to be transported from a given initial distribution to a given final distribution, where the cost of the transport is proportional to the transport distance, but subadditive in the transported…
We establish some new results about the $\Gamma$-limit, with respect to the $L^1$-topology, of two different (but related) phase-field approximations of the so-called Euler's Elastica Bending Energy for curves in the plane.
This article generalizes the study of ramified optimal transport with capacity constraint in transport multi-paths by generalizing the $\mathbf{M}_{\alpha}$ cost to $\mathbf{M}_{\alpha,c}$, which incorporates capacity constraints into the…
Given a bidirected ring with capacities and a demand graph, we present an approximation algorithm to the problem of finding the minimum $\alpha$ such that there exists a feasible unsplittable routing of the demands after multiplying each…
This article generalizes the study of branched/ramified optimal transportation to those with capacity constraints. Each admissible transport network studied here is represented by a transport multi-path between measures, with a capacity…