Related papers: Variational problems with long-range interaction

Consider the class of optimal partition problems with long range interactions \[ \inf \left\{ \sum_{i=1}^k \lambda_1(\omega_i):\ (\omega_1,\ldots, \omega_k) \in \mathcal{P}_r(\Omega) \right\}, \] where $\lambda_1(\cdot)$ denotes the first…

In a bounded domain, we consider a variable range nonlocal operator, which is maximally isotropic in the sense that its radius of interaction equals the distance to the boundary. We establish $C^{1,\alpha}$ boundary regularity and existence…

In this paper, I propose some problems, of topological nature, on the energy functional associated to the Dirichlet problem -\Delta u = f(x,u) in Omega, u restricted to the boundary of Omega is 0. Positive answers to these problems would…

We consider a pseudo-differential equation driven by the fractional $p$-Laplacian with $p\ge 2$ (degenerate case), with a bounded reaction $f$ and Dirichlet type conditions in a smooth domain $\Omega$. By means of barriers, a nonlocal…

We study variational obstacle avoidance problems on complete Riemannian manifolds and apply the results to the construction of piecewise smooth curves interpolating a set of knot points in systems with impulse effects. We derive the…

In these notes we study the Dirichlet problem for critical points of a convex functional of the form \[ F(u)=\int_{\Omega}\phi\left( \left\vert \nabla u\right\vert \right) , \] where $\Omega$ is a bounded domain of a complete Riemannian…

We consider the homogeneous Dirichlet problem for the anisotropic parabolic equation \[ u_t-\sum_{i=1}^ND_{x_i}\left(|D_{x_i}u|^{p_i(x,t)-2}D_{x_i}u\right)=f(x,t) \] in the cylinder $\Omega\times (0,T)$, where $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^N$,…

We consider the "thin one-phase" free boundary problem, associated to minimizing a weighted Dirichlet energy of the function in $\mathbb R^{n+1}_+$ plus the area of the positivity set of that function in $\mathbb R^n$. We establish full…

Using a conjecture that allows to approach separable-variables conductivity functions, the elements of the Modern Pseudoanalytic Function Theory are used, for the first time, to numerically solve the Dirichlet boundary value problem of the…

We consider Dirichlet problems for fully nonlinear mixed local-nonlocal non-translation invariant operators. For a bounded $C^2$ domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d,$ let $u\in C(\mathbb{R}^d)$ be a viscosity solution of such Dirichlet…

Let $u$ be a weak solution of the free boundary problem $$\mathcal L u=\lambda_0 \mathcal H^1\lfloor\partial\{u>0\}, u\ge 0,$$ where $\mathcal L u={\text{div}}(g(\nabla u)\nabla u)$ is a quasilinear elliptic operator and $g(\xi)$ is a given…

We prove necessary optimality conditions, in the class of continuous functions, for variational problems defined with Jumarie's modified Riemann-Liouville derivative. The fractional basic problem of the calculus of variations with free…

In this paper, we deal with an elliptic problem with the Dirichlet boundary condition. We operate in Sobolev spaces and the main analytic tool we use is the Lax-Milgram lemma. First, we present the variational approach of the problem which…

We study global regularity for solutions of quasilinear elliptic equations of the form $\div \A(x,u,\nabla u) = \div \F $ in rough domains $\Omega$ in $\R^n$ with nonhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition. The vector field $\A$ is assumed…

Repulsion between individuals within a finite radius is encountered in numerous applications, including cell exclusion, i.e. avoidance of overlapping cells, bird flocks, or microscopic pedestrian models. We define such individual based…

Consider two inverse problems for Sturm-Liouville problems on the unit interval. It means that there are two corresponding mappings $F, f$ from a Hilbert space of potentials $H$ into their spectral data. They are called isomorphic if $F$ is…

We improve existing estimates of moments of the Riemann zeta function. As a consequence, we are able to derive new estimates for the asymptotic behaviour of $\sum_{N \alpha \le x} \mathfrak{t}_k(\alpha)$, where $N$ stands for the norm of a…

We study the boundary regularity of solutions to the porous medium equation $u_t = \Delta u^m$ in the degenerate range $m>1$. In particular, we show that in cylinders the Dirichlet problem with positive continuous boundary data on the…

We consider the homogeneous Dirichlet problem for the parabolic equation \[ u_t- \operatorname{div} \left(|\nabla u|^{p(x,t)-2} \nabla u\right)= f(x,t) + F(x,t, u, \nabla u) \] in the cylinder $Q_T:=\Omega\times (0,T)$, where $\Omega\subset…

We consider positive solutions, possibly unbounded, to the semilinear equation $-\Delta u=f(u)$ on continuous epigraphs bounded from below. Under the homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition, we prove new monotonicity results for $u$, when…