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In this paper we study the regularity of the optimal sets for the shape optimization problem \[ \min\Big\{\lambda_1(\Omega)+\dots+\lambda_k(\Omega)\ :\ \Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^d,\ \text{open}\ ,\ |\Omega|=1\Big\}, \] where…
We study a Bernoulli type free boundary problem with two phases $$J[u]=\int_{\Omega}|\nabla u(x)|^2\,dx+\Phi\big({\mathcal M}_-(u), {\mathcal{M}}_+(u)\big), \quad u-\bar u\in W^{1,2}_0(\Omega), $$ where $\bar u\in W^{1,2}(\Omega)$ is a…
We study the following boundary value problem (P)\ \ \ \ \ {-\mathrm{div}(a(|\nabla u|)\nabla u)=f(x,u),\ & in $\Omega$, u=0, & on $\partial\Omega$} with nonhomogeneous principal part. By assuming the nonlinearity $f(x, t)$ being…
We construct a monotonicity formula for a class of free boundary problems associated with the stationary points of the functional \[ J(u)=\int_\Omega F(|\nabla u|^2)+\mbox{meas}(\{u>0\}\cap \Omega), \] where $F$ is a density function…
We consider the minimization property of a Gagliardo-Slobodeckij seminorm which can be seen as the fractional counterpart of the classical problem of functions of least gradient and which is related to the minimization of the nonlocal…
We study the problem of minimizing the second Dirichlet eigenvalue for the Laplacian operator among sets of given perimeter. In two dimensions, we prove that the optimum exists, is convex, regular, and its boundary contains exactly two…
In this manuscript, we delve into the study of maps $u\in W^{1,2}(\Omega;\overline M)$ that minimize the Alt-Caffarelli energy functional $$ \int_\Omega (|Du|^2 + q^2 \chi_{u^{-1}(M)})\,dx, $$ under the condition that the image $u(\Omega)$…
For any $n\ge 2$, $\Omega\subset\rn$, and any given convex and coercive Hamiltonian function $H\in C^{0}(\rn)$, we find an optimal sufficient condition on $H$, that is, for any $c\in\mathbb R$, the level set $H^{-1}(c)$ does not contains…
In this article we address the regularity of stable solutions to semilinear elliptic equations $-\Delta u = f(u)$ with MEMS type nonlinearities. More precisely, we will have $0\leq u \leq 1$ in a domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ and…
We prove higher differentiability of bounded local minimizers to some widely degenerate functionals, verifying superquadratic anisotropic growth conditions. In the two dimensional case, we prove that local minimizers to a model functional…
We prove the local Lipschitz regularity of the local minimizers of scalar integral functionals of the form \begin{equation*} \mathcal{F}(v;\Omega)= \int_{\Omega} f (x, Dv) dx \end{equation*} under $(p,q)$-growth conditions. The main novelty…
In this paper we initiate the investigation of free boundary minimization problems ruled by general singular operators with $A_2$ weights. We show existence and boundedness of minimizers. The key novelty is a sharp $C^{1+\gamma}$ regularity…
We investigate Bernoulli free boundary problems prescribing infinite jump conditions. The mathematical set-up leads to the analysis of non-differentiable minimization problems of the form $\int \left(\nabla u\cdot (A(x)\nabla u) +…
In this work, we establish regularity results for minimizers of the energy functional associated with the thin obstacle problem in Orlicz spaces. More precisely, we prove the Lipschitz continuity and the H\"older continuity of the gradient…
A regularity result for free-discontinuity energies defined on the space $SBV^{p(\cdot)}$ of special functions of bounded variation with variable exponent is proved, under the assumption of a log-H\"older continuity for the variable…
We consider local minimizers of the functional \[ \sum_{i=1}^N \int (|u_{x_i}|-\delta_i)^p_+\, dx+\int f\, u\, dx, \] where $\delta_1,\dots,\delta_N\ge 0$ and $(\,\cdot\,)_+$ stands for the positive part. Under suitable assumptions on $f$,…
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We start the investigation of free boundary variational models featuring varying singularities. The theory depends strongly on the nature of the singular power $\gamma(x)$ and how it changes. Under a mild continuity assumption on…
We prove that minimizers of variational problems on open sets $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ $$ \mbox{minimize}\quad \mathcal E(v)=\int_\Omega f(v(x))\mathrm{d} x\quad\text{for } \mathscr{A} v=0, $$ are partially continuous provided that the…
We prove the existence of an open set minimizing the first Dirichlet eigenvalue of an elliptic operator with bounded, measurable coefficients, over all open sets of a given measure. Our proof is based on a free boundary approach: we…