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For $n\geq 2$, $p\in(1,n)$, the "best $p$-Sobolev inequality" on an open set $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ is identified with a family $\Phi_\Omega$ of variational problems with critical volume and trace constraints. When $\Omega$ is bounded…

We consider an optimal rearrangement maximization problem involving the fractional Laplace operator $(-\Delta)^s$, $0<s<1$, and the Gagliardo-Nirenberg seminorm $[u]_s$. We prove the existence of a maximizer, analyze its properties and show…

In this paper we consider Sobolev inequalities associated with singular problems for the fractional $p$-Laplacian operator in a bounded domain of $\mathbb{R}^{N}$, $N\geq 2$.

Discrete-time robust optimal control problems generally take a min-max structure over continuous variable spaces, which can be difficult to solve in practice. In this paper, we extend the class of such problems that can be solved through a…

This article investigates the existence, nonexistence, and multiplicity of positive solutions to the sublinear fractional elliptic problem $(P_{\lambda}^s)$. We begin by establishing several a priori estimates that provide regularity…

By means of variational methods we establish existence and multiplicity of solutions for a class of nonlinear nonlocal problems involving the fractional p-Laplacian and a combined Sobolev and Hardy nonlinearity at subcritical and critical…

The aim of the paper is to show that the solutions to variational problems with non-standard growth conditions satisfy a corresponding variational inequality without any smallness assumptions on the gap between growth and coercitivity…

Maximal inequalities refer to bounds on expected values of the supremum of averages of random variables over a collection. They play a crucial role in the study of non-parametric and high-dimensional estimators, and especially in the study…

In this paper, we show a weighted Hardy inequality in a limiting case for functions in weighted Sobolev spaces with respect to an invariant measure. We also prove that the constant in the left-hand side of the inequality is optimal. As…

In this paper, we investigate the monotonicity of solutions for a nonlinear equations involving the fractional Laplacian with variable exponent. We first prove different maximum principles involving this operator. Then we employ the direct…

We develop further the theory of symmetrization of fractional Laplacian operators contained in recent works of two of the authors. The theory leads to optimal estimates in the form of concentration comparison inequalities for both elliptic…

We obtain regularity conditions of a new type of problems of the calculus of variations with second-order derivatives. As a corollary, we get non-occurrence of the Lavrentiev phenomenon. Our main result asserts that autonomous integral…

In this work, we study a class of elliptic problems involving nonlinear superpositions of fractional operators of the form \[ A_{\mu,p}u := \int_{[0,1]} (-\Delta)_{p}^{s} u \, d\mu(s), \] where $\mu$ is a signed measure on $[0,1]$, coupled…

We investigate optimal control problems with $L^0$ constraints, which restrict the measure of the support of the controls. We prove necessary optimality conditions of Pontryagin maximum principle type. Here, a special control perturbation…

In this note we establish the boundedness properties of local maximal operators $M_G$ on the fractional Sobolev spaces $W^{s,p}(G)$ whenever $G$ is an open set in $\mathbb{R}^n$, $0<s<1$ and $1<p<\infty$. As an application, we characterize…

We develop a comprehensive study on sharp potential type Riemannian Sobolev inequalities of order 2 by means of a local geometric Sobolev inequality of same kind and suitable De Giorgi-Nash-Moser estimates. In particular we discuss…

We introduce a max-plus analogue of the Petrov-Galerkin finite element method to solve finite horizon deterministic optimal control problems. The method relies on a max-plus variational formulation. We show that the error in the sup norm…

We consider a mixed variational problem in real Hilbert spaces, defined on on the unbounded interval of time and governed by a history-dependent operator. We state the unique solvability of the problem, which follows from a general…

We establish sharp Trudinger-Moser inequalities with logarithmic weights for the $k$-Hessian equation and investigate the existence of maximizers. Our analysis extends the classical results of Tian and Wang to $k$-admissible function spaces…

Using the recent weighted generalized fractional order operators of Hattaf, a general fractional optimal control problem without constraints on the values of the control functions is formulated and a corresponding (weak) version of…