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In this paper, we describe the structure of shape derivatives around sets which are only assumed to be of finite perimeter in $\R^N$. This structure allows us to define a useful notion of positivity of the shape derivative and we show it…
In this paper we investigate a class of $2$-Hessian equations and establish a minimum principle for a $P$-function in the sense of L.E. Payne (see R. Sperb \cite{Sp81}). The analysis is based on a sharp matrix inequality providing an…
The details of second-order partial derivatives of rigid-body Inverse/Forward dynamics are provided. Several properties and identities using Spatial Vector Algebra are listed, along with their detailed derivations. The expressions build…
This paper is concerned with the optimal shape design of the newtonian viscous incompressible fluids driven by the stationary nonhomogeneous Navier-Stokes equations. We use three approaches to derive the structures of shape gradients for…
We obtained that any 2-form and any smooth function on 2-manifolds with boundary can be realized as the curvature form and the gaussian curvature function of some Riemmanian metric, respectively.
Understanding the role that subgradients play in various second-order variational analysis constructions can help us uncover new properties of important classes of functions in variational analysis. Focusing mainly on the behavior of the…
We consider solutions to some semilinear elliptic equations on complete noncompact Riemannian manifolds and study their classification as well as the effect of their presence on the underlying manifold. When the Ricci curvature is…
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In this paper, we discuss the problem of minimizing the sum of two convex functions: a smooth function plus a non-smooth function. Further, the smooth part can be expressed by the average of a large number of smooth component functions, and…
We obtain shape derivative formulae for the first eigenvalue of the Robin $p$-Laplace operator. This result is used to study the variation of the first eigenvalue with respect to perturbations of the domain. In particular, we prove that for…
Exploiting the special features of four-dimensional Riemannian geometry, we derive topological and rigidity results for hypersurfaces immersed in space forms of dimension 5. First, we provide a complete description of the Weyl tensor for…
In this paper we study $p$-order methods for unconstrained minimization of convex functions that are $p$-times differentiable ($p\geq 2$) with $\nu$-H\"{o}lder continuous $p$th derivatives. We propose tensor schemes with and without…
Second gradient theories have to be used to capture how local micro heterogeneities macroscopically affect the behavior of a continuum. In this paper a configurational space for a solid matrix filled by an unknown amount of fluid is…
This work addresses the question of regularity of solutions to evolutionary (quasi-static and dynamic) perfect plasticity models. Under the assumption that the elasticity set is a compact convex subset of deviatoric matrices, with $C^2$…
A method of calculation for the variational derivatives for gravitational actions in the pseudo-Riemannian case is proposed as a practical variant of the first order formalism with constraints. The method is then used to derive the metric…
In this paper we study $2$nd order $L^\infty$ variational problems, through seeking to minimise a supremal functional involving the Hessian of admissible functions as well as lower-order terms. Specifically, given a bounded domain…
Bertolini-Darmon and Mok proved a formula of the second derivative of the two-variable $p$-adic $L$-function of a modular elliptic curve over a totally real field along the Hida family in terms of the image of a global point by some…
Backward stochastic partial differential equations of parabolic type with variable coefficients are considered in smooth domains. Existence and uniqueness results are given in weighted Sobolev spaces allowing the derivatives of the…
We prove the unique solvability of second order elliptic equations in non-divergence form in Sobolev spaces. The coefficients of the second order terms are measurable in one variable and VMO in other variables. From this result, we obtain…
In this paper, we obtain new estimates on generalization of Hermite-Hadamard, Simpson and Ostrowski type inequalities for functions whose second derivatives is $\varphi$-convex via fractional integrals.