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The focus of this paper is on a thin obstacle problem where the obstacle is defined on the intersection between a hyper-plane $\Gamma$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and a periodic perforation $\mathcal{T}_\varepsilon$ of $\mathbb{R}^n$, depending on a…
We investigate the numerical approximation of an elliptic optimal control problem which involves a nonconvex local regularization of the $L^q$-quasinorm penalization (with $q\in(0,1)$) in the cost function. Our approach is based on the…
We study thin obstacle problems involving the energy functional with $p(x)$-growth. We prove higher integrability and H\"{o}lder regularity for the gradient of minimizers of the thin obstacle problems under the assumption that the variable…
We prove optimal regularity and a detailed analysis of the free boundary of the solutions to the thin obstacle problem for nonparametric minimal surfaces with flat obstacles.
We consider linear and obstacle problems driven by a nonlocal integral operator, for which nonlocal interactions are restricted to a ball of finite radius. These type of operators are used to model anomalous diffusion and, for a special…
We adopt the integral definition of the fractional Laplace operator and analyze an optimal control problem for a fractional semilinear elliptic partial differential equation (PDE); control constraints are also considered. We establish the…
We prove existence of strong solutions to a family of some semilinear parabolic free boundary problems by means of elliptic regularization. Existence of solutions is obtained in two steps: we first show some uniform energy estimates and…
This paper focusses on the von K\'{a}rm\'{a}n equations for the moderately large deformation of a very thin plate with the convex obstacle constraint leading to a coupled system of semilinear fourth-order obstacle problem and motivates its…
We consider the numerical solution of the fractional Laplacian of index $s\in(1/2,1)$ in a bounded domain $\Omega$ with homogeneous boundary conditions. Its solution a priori belongs to the fractional order Sobolev space ${\widetilde…
We consider a semi-Lagrangian scheme for solving the minimum time problem, with a given target, and the associated eikonal type equation. We first use a discrete time deterministic optimal control problem interpretation of the time…
We prove that any given function can be smoothly approximated by functions lying in the kernel of a linear operator involving at least one fractional component. The setting in which we work is very general, since it takes into account…
We study finite element approximations of second-order elliptic problems with measure-valued right-hand sides supported on lower-dimensional sets. The exact solution generally lacks $H^1$-regularity due to the source singularity, which…
In this paper we discuss the numerical solution of elliptic distributed optimal control problems with state or control constraints when the control is considered in the energy norm. As in the unconstrained case we can relate the…
This article deals with error estimates for the finite element approximation of variational normal derivatives and, as a consequence, error estimates for the finite element approximation of Dirichlet boundary control problems with energy…
Existence of solutions to an obstacle $p$-Laplacian problem exhibiting a singular, discontinuous reaction is proved. The reaction term may be discontinuous in a Lebesgue-negligible set. Moreover, solutions are shown to be locally…
In this work we study an inhomogeneous two-phase obstacle-type problem associated to the $s$-fractional $p$-Laplacian. Besides the existence and uniqueness of solutions, we study the convergence of the solutions when $s\to 1$ to the…
In this paper we give a comprehensive treatment of a two-penalty boundary obstacle problem for a divergence form elliptic operator, motivated by applications to fluid dynamics and thermics. Specifically, we prove existence, uniqueness and…
We develop error estimates for the finite element approximation of elliptic partial differential equations on perturbed domains, i.e. when the computational domain does not match the real geometry. The result shows that the error related to…
We establish optimal convergence rates for the continuous piecewise affine finite element approximation of the Sobolev constant in arbitrary dimensions N\geq 2 and for Lebesgue exponents 1<p<N. Our analysis relies on a refined study of the…
In this paper,we consider the solutions of the non-homogeneous elliptic obstacle problems with Orlicz growth involving measure data. We first establish the pointwise estimates of the approximable solutions to these problems via fractional…