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In this paper we study the local regularity of almost minimizers of the functional \begin{equation*} J(u)=\int_\Omega |\nabla u(x)|^2 +q^2_+(x)\chi_{\{u>0\}}(x) +q^2_-(x)\chi_{\{u<0\}}(x) \end{equation*} where $q_\pm \in L^\infty(\Omega)$.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-06-13 Guy David , Tatiana Toro

In this paper, we prove existence and regularity results for solutions of some nonlinear Dirichlet problems for an elliptic equation defined by a degenerate coercive operator and a singular right hand side. \begin{equation}\label{01}…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-12-23 Abdelaaziz Sbai , Youssef El hadfi

We study local regularity properties of local minimizer of scalar integral functionals of the form $$\mathcal F[u]:=\int_\Omega F(\nabla u)-f u\,dx$$ where the convex integrand $F$ satisfies controlled $(p,q)$-growth conditions. We…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-03-01 Peter Bella , Mathias Schäffner

We establish the higher fractional differentiability for the minimizers of non-autonomous integral functionals of the form \begin{equation} \mathcal{F}(u,\Omega):=\int_\Omega \left[ f(x,Du)- g \cdot u \right] dx , \notag \end{equation}…

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We study the minimization of the cost functional \[ F(\mu) = \lVert u - u_d \rVert_{L^p(\Omega)} + \alpha \lVert \mu \rVert_{\mathcal{M}(\Omega)}, \] where the controls $\mu$ are taken in the space of finite Borel measures and $u \in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-07-20 Augusto C. Ponce , Nicolas Wilmet

We prove a regularity result for the unstable elliptic free boundary problem $\Delta u = -\chi_{\{u>0\}}$ related to traveling waves in a problem arising in solid combustion. The maximal solution and every local minimizer of the energy are…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Regis Monneau , G. S. Weiss

We study the minimizer u of a convex functional in the plane which is not G\^ateaux-differentiable. Namely, we show that the set of critical points of any C^1-smooth minimizer can not have isolated points. Also, by means of some appropriate…

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In this paper, we establish refined regularity estimates for nonnegative solutions to the fractional Poisson equation $$ (-\Delta)^s u(x) =f(x),\,\, x\in B_1(0). $$ Specifically, we have derived H\"{o}lder, Schauder, and Ln-Lipschitz…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-02-10 Wenxiong Chen , Congming Li , Leyun Wu , Zhouping Xin

We approximate functionals depending on the gradient of $u$ and on the behaviour of $u$ near the discontinuity points, by families of non-local functionals where the gradient is replaced by finite differences. We prove pointwise…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Massimo Gobbino , Maria Giovanna Mora

We prove the local Lipschitz regularity of the minimizers of functionals of the form \[ \mathcal I(u)=\int_\Omega f(\nabla u(x))+g(x)u(x)\,dx\qquad u\in\phi+W^{1,1}_0(\Omega) \] where $g$ is bounded and $\phi$ satisfies the Lower Bounded…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-04-17 Flavia Giannetti , Giulia Treu

In this manuscript we study geometric regularity estimates for problems driven by fully nonlinear elliptic operators under strong absorption conditions. We establish improved geometric regularity along the free boundary, for a sharp value…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-08-12 J. V. da Silva , R. A. Leitão , G. C. Ricarte

In this manuscript, we investigate regularity estimates for a class of quasilinear elliptic equations in the non-divergence form that may exhibit degenerate behavior at critical points of their gradient. The prototype equation under…

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We prove {the first} regularity theorem for the free boundary of solutions to shape optimization problems involving integral functionals, for which the energy of a domain $\Omega$ is obtained as the integral of a cost function $j(u,x)$…

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Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-08-21 Damião J. Araújo , Aelson Sobral , Eduardo V. Teixeira , José Miguel Urbano

We study robust regularity estimates for local minimizers of nonlocal functionals with non-standard growth of $(p,q)$-type and for weak solutions to a related class of nonlocal equations. The main results of this paper are local boundedness…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-11-18 Jamil Chaker , Minhyun Kim , Marvin Weidner

We study the regularity of minimizers to the functional \[ J(w)=\int_{\Omega} a^{ij}w_iw_j + Q\chi_{\{w>0\}}, \] over a bounded domain $\Omega$ and among the class of nonnegative functions in $W^{1,2}(\Omega)$ with prescribed boundary data.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-04-19 Mark Allen

The aim of this paper is to state and prove existence and uniqueness results for a general elliptic problem with homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions, often associated with image processing tasks like denoising. The novelty is that we…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-03-11 Bogdan Maxim

We study dynamic minimization problems of the calculus of variations with generalized Lagrangian functionals that depend on a general linear operator $K$ and defined on bounded-time intervals. Under assumptions of regularity, convexity and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-05-08 Loïc Bourdin , Tatiana Odzijewicz , Delfim F. M. Torres

This paper deals with the homogenization of fully nonlinear second order equation with an oscillating Dirichlet boundary data when the operator and boundary data are $\e$-periodic. We will show that the solution $u_\e$ converges to some…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-04-29 Ki-ahm Lee , Minha Yoo