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We describe a necessary condition for the local solvability of the strong inverse variational problem in the context of Monge-Amp\`ere partial differential equations and first-order Lagrangians. This condition is based on comparing…
We present an argument which purports to show that the use of the standard Legendre transform in non-additive Statistical Mechanics is not appropriate. For concreteness, we use as paradigm, the case of systems which are conjecturally…
We introduce an integral representation of the Monge-Amp\`ere equation, which leads to a new finite difference method based upon numerical quadrature. The resulting scheme is monotone and fits immediately into existing convergence proofs…
A special class of symmetry reductions called nonclassical equivalence transformations is discussed in connection to a class of parameter identification problems represented by partial differential equations. These symmetry reductions…
We study the theoretical convergence of the nonlinear least-squares splitting method for the Monge-Amp\`ere equation in which each iteration decouples the pointwise nonlinearity from the differential operator and consists of a local…
We approximate the homogenization of fully nonlinear, convex, uniformly elliptic Partial Differential Equations in the periodic setting, using a variational formula for the optimal invariant measure, which may be derived via…
We clarify how close a second order fully nonlinear equation can come to uniform ellipticity, through counting large eigenvalues of the linearized operator. This suggests an effective and novel way to understand the structure of fully…
A family of nonlinear partial differential equations of divergence form is considered. Each one is the Euler-Lagrange equation of a natural Riemaniann variational problem of geometric interest. New uniqueness results for the entire…
It is shown that the general solution of a homogeneous Monge-Amp\`{e}re equation in $n$-dimensional space is closely connected with the exactly (but only implicitly) integrable system \frac {\partial \xi_{j}}{\partial x_0}+\sum_{k=1}^{n-1}…
This paper addresses some fundamental issues in nonconvex analysis. By using pure complementary energy principle proposed by the author, a class of fully nonlinear partial diforerential equations in nonlinear elasticity is able to converted…
We establish a new comparison between the Legendre transform of the cumulant generating function and the half-space depth of an arbitrary log-concave probability distribution on the real line, that carries on to the multidimensional…
The problem of optimal mass transport arises in numerous applications including image registration, mesh generation, reflector design, and astrophysics. One approach to solving this problem is via the Monge-Amp\`ere equation. While recent…
In this paper, we establish a local regularity result for $W^{2,p}_{\mathrm{loc}}$ solutions to complex degenerate nonlinear elliptic equations $F(D^2_{\mathbb{C}} u)=f$ when they are comparable to the Monge-Amp\`ere equation. Notably, we…
The task of finding a consistent relationship between a quantum Hamiltonian and a classical Lagrangian is of utmost importance for basic, but ubiquitous techniques like canonical quantization and path integrals. Nonconvex kinetic energies…
A general solution to the Complex Monge-Amp\`ere equation in a space of arbitrary dimensions is constructed.
We consider a Monge-Amp\`ere functional and its corresponding second boundary value problem, a nonlinear fourth order PDE with two Dirichlet boundary conditions. This problem was solved by Trudinger-Wang and Le under the assumption that the…
We propose an extension to our monotone and convergent method for the Monge-Amp\`{e}re equation in dimension $d \geq2$, that incorporates the idea of filtered schemes. The method combines our original monotone operator with a more accurate…
An examples of Monge-Ampere equations connected with six-dimensional generalization of the Plebanski four-dimensional space are considered. Their particular solutions are constructed.
This paper develops a rigorous analytic framework for the hyperbolic Monge-Amp\`ere equation on strip-like domains, which model wrinkled patterns in thin elastic sheets. Our work addresses the rigid side of the classical…
In this paper we consider Monge-Amp\`ere equations on compact Hessian manifolds, or equivalently Monge-Amp\`ere equations on certain unbounded convex domains $\Omega\subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$, with a periodicity constraint given by the action…