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In this paper we consider the problem of minimizing functionals of the form $E(u)=\int_B f(x,\nabla u) \,dx$ in a suitably prepared class of incompressible, planar maps $u: B \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^2$. Here, $B$ is the unit disk and…

We investigate regularity properties of minimizers for non-autonomous convex variational integrands $F(x, \mathrm{D} u)$ with linear growth, defined on bounded Lipschitz domains $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$. Assuming appropriate…

We study the question whether Lipschitz minimizers of $\int F(\nabla u)\,dx$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ are $C^1$ when $F$ is strictly convex. Building on work of De Silva-Savin, we confirm the $C^1$ regularity when $D^2F$ is positive and bounded…

We provide necessary and sufficient conditions for the uniqueness of minimisers of the Ginzburg-Landau functional for $\mathbb{R}^n$-valued maps under a suitable convexity assumption on the potential and for $H^{1/2} \cap L^\infty$ boundary…

In this paper we characterize sparse solutions for variational problems of the form $\min_{u\in X} \phi(u) + F(\mathcal{A} u)$, where $X$ is a locally convex space, $\mathcal{A}$ is a linear continuous operator that maps into a finite…

We will study an open problem pertaining to the uniqueness of minimizers for a class of variational problems emanating from Meyer's model for the decomposition of an image into a geometric part and a texture part. Mainly, we are interested…

Finding the minimum and the minimizers of convex functions has been of primary concern in convex analysis since its conception. It is well-known that if a convex function has a minimum, then that minimum is global. The minimizers, however,…

Singular fourth-order Abreu equations have been used to approximate minimizers of convex functionals subject to a convexity constraint in dimensions higher than or equal to two. For Abreu type equations, they often exhibit different…

We consider minimizers of linear functionals of the type $$L(u)=\int_{\p \Omega} u \, d \sigma - \int_{\Omega} u \, dx$$ in the class of convex functions $u$ with prescribed determinant $\det D^2 u =f$. We obtain compactness properties for…

The present work constitutes a first step towards establishing a systematic framework for treating variational problems that depend on a given input function through a mixture of its derivatives of different orders in different directions.…

We investigate the properties of minimizers of one-dimensional variational problems when the Lagrangian has no higher smoothness than continuity. An elementary approximation result is proved, but it is shown that this cannot be in general…

We obtain monotonicity properties for minima and stable solutions of general energy functionals of the type $$ \int F(\nabla u, u, x) dx $$ under the assumption that a certain integral grows at most quadratically at infinity. As a…

We provide a general framework to construct finite dimensional approximations of the space of convex functions, which also applies to the space of c-convex functions and to the space of support functions of convex bodies. We give estimates…

Given two annuli $\mathbf{A}(r,R)$ and $\mathbf{A}(r_\ast, R_\ast)$, in $\mathbf{R}^3$ equipped with the Euclidean metric and the weighted metric $|y|^{-2}$ respectively, we minimize the Dirichlet integral, i.e. the functional…

We study the partial regularity of minimizers for certain singular functionals in the calculus of variations, motivated by Ball and Majumdar's recent modification [BM] of the Landau-de Gennes energy functional.

We study functions on isolated singularities and prove some results of type Milnor number = Tjurina number. We use them to endow the base space of their miniversal deformation with the structure of F-manifold.

For \Omega a C^{2}-smooth domain, and a positive bounded continuous map a \in C(\Omega), we prove existence of a minimizer of the functional u \mapsto $\int_{\Omega} a|Du| over the space BV(\Omega) of functions of bounded variation with…

In this paper, we consider minimizers of integral functionals of the type \begin{equation*} \mathcal{F}(u):= \int_\Omega \dfrac{1}{p} \bigl( |Du(x)|_{\gamma(x)}-1\bigr)_+^p \ \mathrm{d}x, \end{equation*} for $p >1$, where $u : \Omega…

We present a general procedure to construct examples of convex scalar variational problems which admit a minimizers with large singular sets. The dimension of the set of singularities is maximal and the minimizer has no higher integrability…

It is well known that a strictly convex minimand admits at most one minimizer. We prove a partial converse: Let $X$ be a locally convex Hausdorff space and $f \colon X \mapsto \left( - \infty , \infty \right]$ a function with compact…