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Let $\mu>0$ be a fixed constant, and we prove that minimizers to the following energy functional \begin{align*} E_f(u,\Omega):=\int_{\Omega}|\nabla u|^2+\mu P(\Omega) \end{align*}exist among pairs $(\Omega,u)$ such that $\Omega$ is an…
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In this paper, we study the regularity of solutions to a linear elliptic equation involving a mixed local-nonlocal operator of the form $$Lu - \operatorname{div}\big(a(x)\nabla u(x)\big)= f, \quad \text{in } \Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n,$$…
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We prove the one-dimensional symmetry of solutions to elliptic equations of the form $-\dive(e^{G(x)}a(|\nabla u|)\nabla u)=f(u) e^{G(x)}$, under suitable energy conditions. Our results hold without any restriction on the dimension of the…
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