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In this paper, we prove a higher integrability result for very weak solutions of higher-order elliptic systems involving a double phase operator as the principal part. As a model case, we consider \begin{equation} \int_{\Omega} \left( |D^m…

We consider vectorial variational problems in nonlinear elasticity of the form $I[u]=\int W(Du)dx$, where $W$ is continuous on matrices with positive determinant and diverges to infinity long sequences of matrices whose determinant is…

We prove the lower semicontinuity of functionals of the form \[ \int \limits_\Omega \! V(\alpha) \, \mathrm{d} |\mathrm{E} u| \, , \] with respect to the weak converge of $\alpha$ in $W^{1,\gamma}(\Omega)$, $\gamma > 1$, and the weak*…

Let $A$ be a vector space of real valued functions on a non-empty set $X$ and $L:A\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ a linear functional. Given a $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal{A}$, of subsets of $X$, we present a necessary condition for $L$ to be…

In this paper, we present a new extension of the famous Serrin's lower semicontinuity theorem for the variational functional $\int_{\Omega}f(x,u,u')dx$,we prove its lower semicontinuity in $W_{loc}^{1,1}(\Omega)$ with respect to the strong…

In this short note we consider an unconventional overdetermined problem for the torsion function: let $n\geq 2$ and $\Omega$ be a bounded open set in $\mathbb{R}^n$ whose torsion function $u$ (i.e. the solution to $\Delta u=-1$ in $\Omega$,…

We study the integral representation of $\Gamma$-limits of $p$-coercive integral functionals of the calculus of variations in the spirit of \cite{dalmaso-modica86}. We use infima of local Dirichlet problems to characterize the limit…

Motivated by mechanical problems where external forces are non-smooth, we consider the differential inclusion problem \[ \begin{cases} -\Delta u(x)\in \partial F(u(x))+\lambda \partial G(u(x))\ \mbox{in}\ \Omega \newline u\geq 0\ \mbox{in}\…

For every $f \in L^N(\Omega)$ defined in an open bounded subset $\Omega$ of $\mathbb{R}^N$, we prove that a solution $u \in W_0^{1, 1}(\Omega)$ of the $1$-Laplacian equation ${-}\mathrm{div}{(\frac{\nabla u}{|\nabla u|})} = f$ in $\Omega$…

In the previous work [Interfaces Free Bound., 19, 351-369, 2017], de Queiroz and Shahgholian investigated the regularity of the solution to the obstacle problem with singular logarithmic forcing term \begin{equation*} -\Delta u = \log u \,…

We prove an integral representation result for variational functionals in the space $BV^{\mathcal{B}}$ of functions with bounded $\mathcal{B}$-variation where $\mathcal{B}$ denotes a $k$-th order, $\mathbb{C}$-elliptic, linear homogeneous…

An integral representation result for free-discontinuity energies defined on the space $GSBV^{p(\cdot)}$ of generalized special functions of bounded variation with variable exponent is proved, under the assumption of log-H\"older continuity…

Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded domain that can be written as $\Omega=\bigcup_{t} \Omega_t$, where $\{\Omega_t\}_{t\in\Gamma}$ is a countable collection of domains with certain properties. In this work, we develop a technique…

We present two generalizations of the classical Stampacchia Lemma which contain a non-decreasing non-negative function $g$, and give applications. As a first application, we deal with variational integrals of the form $$ {\cal J} (u;\Omega)…

The aim of this paper is to establish two results about multiplicity of solutions to problems involving the $1-$Laplacian operator, with nonlinearities with critical growth. To be more specific, we study the following problem $$ \left\{…

Let $(T,{\cal F},\mu)$ be a $\sigma$-finite measure space, $E$ a separable real Banach space and $p\geq 1$. Given a sequence of functions $f, f_1, f_2,...$ from $T\times E$ to ${\bf R}$, under general assumptions, we prove that, for each…

We give an extension of the theory of relaxation of variational integrals in classical Sobolev spaces to the setting of metric Sobolev spaces. More precisely, we establish a general framework to deal with the problem of finding an integral…

Given a bounded open connected Lipschitz set $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^2$, we show that the relaxed Cartesian area functional $\overline{\mathcal A}(u,\Omega)$ of a map $u\in W^{1,1}(\Omega;\mathbb S^1)$ is finite, and provide a useful…

We study the $\Gamma$-convergence of sequences of free-discontinuity functionals depending on vector-valued functions $u$ which can be discontinuous across hypersurfaces whose shape and location are not known a priori. The main novelty of…