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Let L be a Lagrangian submanifold of a pseudo- or para-K\"ahler manifold which is H-minimal, i.e. a critical point of the volume functional restricted to Hamiltonian variations. We derive the second variation of the volume of L with respect…

We consider periodic homogenization of boundary value problems for second-order semilinear elliptic systems in 2D of the type $$ \partial_{x_i}\left(a_{ij}^{\alpha…

Let $M$ be a complete Riemannian manifold. Let $P_{x,y}(M)$ be the space of continuous paths on $M$ with fixed starting point $x$ and ending point $y$. Assume that $x$ and $y$ is close enough such that the minimal geodesic $c_{xy}$ between…

Using min-max inequality we investigate the existence of solutions and thier dependence on parameters for some second order discrete boundary value problem. The approach is based on variational methods and solutions are obtained as saddle…

A variational principle for Lagrangian densities containing derivatives of real order is formulated and the invariance of this principle is studied in two characteristic cases. Necessary and sufficient conditions for an infinitesimal…

In this paper, in terms of three types of generalized second-order derivatives of a nonsmooth function, we mainly study the corresponding second-order optimality conditions in a Hilbert space and prove the equivalence among these optimality…

The relaxation in the calculus of variation motivates the numerical analysis of a class of degenerate convex minimization problems with non-strictly convex energy densities with some convexity control and two-sided $p$-growth. The…

The aim of this work is to study, from an intrinsic and geometric point of view, second-order constrained variational problems on Lie algebroids, that is, optimization problems defined by a cost functional which depends on higher-order…

The inverse problem of the calculus of variations consists in determining if the solutions of a given system of second order differential equations correspond with the solutions of the Euler-Lagrange equations for some regular Lagrangian.…

We prove necessary optimality conditions of Euler-Lagrange type for generalized problems of the calculus of variations on time scales with a Lagrangian depending not only on the independent variable, an unknown function and its delta…

We consider the fractional elliptic inequality with variable-exponent nonlinearity $$ (-\Delta)^{\frac{\alpha}{2}} u+\lambda\, \Delta u \geq |u|^{p(x)}, \quad x\in\mathbb{R}^N, $$ where $N\geq 1$, $\alpha\in (0,2)$, $\lambda\in\mathbb{R}$…

In this paper, the theory of Gelfand problems is adapted to the 1--Laplacian setting. Concretely, we deal with the following problem \begin{equation*} \left\{\begin{array}{cc} -\Delta_1u=\lambda f(u) &\hbox{in }\Omega\,;\\[2mm] u=0…

We study a class of second-order boundary-degenerate elliptic equations in two dimensions with minimal regularity assumptions. We prove a maximum principle and a Harnack inequality at the degenerate boundary, and assuming local boundedness,…

We study, using an optimal control point of view, higher-order variational problems of Herglotz type with time delay. Main results are higher-order Euler-Lagrange and DuBois-Reymond necessary optimality conditions as well as a higher-order…

We study higher--order variational derivatives of a generic second--order Lagrangian ${\cal L}={\cal L}(x,\phi,\partial\phi,\partial^2\phi)$ and in this context we discuss the Jacobi equation ensuing from the second variation of the action.…

We show that for n>2 the following equivalence problems are essentially the same: the equivalence problem for Lagrangians of order n with one dependent and one independent variable considered up to a contact transformation, a multiplication…

By employing Aronsson's Absolute Minimizers of $L^\infty$ functionals, we prove that Absolutely Minimizing Maps $u:\R^n \larrow \R^N$ solve a "tangential" Aronsson PDE system. By following Sheffield-Smart \cite{SS}, we derive $\De_\infty$…

We formulate higher order variations of a Lagrangian in the geometric framework of jet prolongations of fibered manifolds. Our formalism applies to Lagrangians which depend on an arbitrary number of independent and dependent variables,…

We give $L^p$ estimates for the second derivatives of weak solutions to the Dirichlet problem for equation $\Div(\mathbf{A}\nabla u) = f$ in $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^d$ with Sobolev coefficients. In particular, for $f\in L^2(\Omega)…

The objective of this work is to establish a systematic study of boundary value problems within the framework of differential forms and variable exponent spaces. Specifically, we investigate the Hodge Laplacian and related first order…