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For a Hamiltonian $H \in C^2(\mathbb{R}^{N \times n})$ and a map $u:\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n /!\longrightarrow \mathbb{R}^N$, we consider the supremal functional \[ \label{1} \tag{1} E_\infty (u,\Omega) \ :=\…

Given a map $u : \Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n \longrightarrow \mathbb{R}^N$, the $\infty$-Laplacian is the system \[ \label{1} \Delta_\infty u \, :=\, \Big(\text{D}u \otimes \text{D}u + |\text{D}u|^2 [\text{D}u]^\bot \! \otimes I \Big) :…

For a Hamiltonian $K \in C^2(\mathbb{R}^{N \times n})$ and a map $u:\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n \longrightarrow \mathbb{R}^N$, we consider the supremal functional \[ \label{1} \tag{1} E_\infty (u,\Omega) \ :=\…

Given a map $u : \Om \sub \R^n \larrow \R^N$, the $\infty$-Laplacian is the system \[ \label{1} \De_\infty u \, :=\, \Big(Du \ot Du + |Du|^2 [Du]^\bot \ \ot I \Big) : D^2 u\, = \, 0 \tag{1} \] and arises as the "Euler-Lagrange PDE" of the…

Let $H \in C^2(\mathbb{R}^{N \times n})$, $H\geq 0$. The PDE system \[ \label{1} A_\infty u \, :=\, \Big(H_P \otimes H_P + H [H_P]^\bot H_{PP} \Big)(Du) : D^2 u\, = \, 0 \tag{1} \] arises as the ``Euler-Lagrange PDE" of vectorial…

Let $u: \Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n \longrightarrow \mathbb{R}^N$ be a smooth map and $n,N \in \mathbb{N}$. The $\infty$-Laplacian is the PDE system \[ \tag{1} \label{1} \Delta_\infty u \, :=\, \Big(Du \otimes Du + |Du|^2[Du]^\bot\!…

By employing Aronsson's Absolute Minimizers of $L^\infty$ functionals, we prove that Absolutely Minimizing Maps $u:\R^n \larrow \R^N$ solve a "tangential" Aronsson PDE system. By following Sheffield-Smart \cite{SS}, we derive $\De_\infty$…

We study a vectorial $L^\infty$-variational problem of second order, where the supremal functional depends on the vector function $u$ through a linear elliptic operator in divergence form. We prove existence and uniqueness of the minimiser…

We identify the Variational Principle governing inifinity-Harmonic maps, that is solutions to the Infinity-Laplacian. The system was first derived in the limit of the p-Laplacian as p->inifinity in [K2] and is recently studied in [K3]. Here…

In this paper we consider the PDE system of vanishing normal projection of the Laplacian for $C^2$ maps $u : \mathbb{R}^n \supseteq \Omega \longrightarrow \mathbb{R}^N$: \[ [\![\mathrm{D} u]\!]^\bot \Delta u = 0 \ \, \text{ in }\Omega. \]…

Let $n,N\in \mathbb{N}$ with $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ open. Given $H \in C^2(\Omega \times \mathbb{R}^N\times \mathbb{R}^{Nn}),$ we consider the functional \[ \tag{1} \label{1} E_\infty (u,\mathcal{O})\, :=\,…

Consider the supremal functional \[ \tag{1} \label{1} E_\infty(u,A) \,:=\, \|L(\cdot,u,D u)\|_{L^\infty(A)},\quad A\subseteq \Omega, \] applied to $W^{1,\infty}$ maps $u:\Omega\subseteq \mathbb{R}\longrightarrow \mathbb{R}^N$, $N\geq 1$.…

In this paper we initiate the study of $2$nd order variational problems in $L^\infty$, seeking to minimise the $L^\infty$ norm of a function of the hessian. We also derive and study the respective PDE arising as the analogue of the…

We introduce a notion of subunit vector field for fully nonlinear degenerate elliptic equations. We prove that an interior maximum of a viscosity subsolution of such an equation propagates along the trajectories of subunit vector fields.…

Given a bounded Lipschitz domain $\omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{d-1}$ and a lower semicontinuous function $W:\mathbb{R}^N\to\mathbb{R}_+\cup\{+\infty\}$ that vanishes on a finite set and that is bounded from below by a positive constant at…

We study sub and supersolutions for the $p$-Laplace type elliptic equation of the form $$-\Delta_p u-V|u|^{p-2}u=0\quad\text{in $\Omega$},$$ where $\Omega$ is a radially symmetric domain in ${\mathbb{R}}^N$ and $V(x)\ge 0$ is a continuous…

Given a Carnot-Carath\'eodory metric space $(R^n, d_{\hbox{cc}})$ generated by vector fields $\{X_i\}_{i=1}^m$ satisfying H\"ormander's condition, we prove in theorem A that any absolute minimizer $u\in W^{1,\infty}_{\hbox{cc}}(\Om)$ to…

Laplace-type results characterize the limit of sequence of measures $(\pi_\varepsilon)_{\varepsilon >0}$ with density w.r.t the Lebesgue measure $(\mathrm{d} \pi_\varepsilon / \mathrm{d} \mathrm{Leb})(x) \propto \exp[-U(x)/\varepsilon]$…

This paper deals with the parabolic $(1,\,p)$-Laplace system, a parabolic system that involves the one-Laplace and $p$-Laplace operators with $p\in(1,\,\infty)$. We aim to prove that a spatial gradient is continuous in space and time. An…

We prove the comparison principle for viscosity sub/super-solutions of degenerate subelliptic equations in non-divergence form that include the sub-elliptic infinity Laplacian and the normalized p-Laplacian. The equations are defined by a…