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We consider a class of nonlocal generalized perimeters which includes fractional perimeters and Riesz type potentials. We prove a general isoperimetric inequality for such functionals, and we discuss some applications. In particular we…

We prove the $\Gamma$-convergence of the renormalised fractional Gaussian $s$-perimeter to the Gaussian perimeter as $s\to 1^-$. Our definition of fractional perimeter comes from that of the fractional powers of Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operator…

This paper addresses the asymptotics of functionals with linear growth depending on the Riesz $s$-fractional gradient on piecewise constant functions. We consider a general class of varying energy densities and, as $s\to 1$, we characterize…

We consider the minimization of an energy functional given by the sum of a density perimeter and a nonlocal interaction of Riesz type with exponent $\alpha$, under volume constraint, where the strength of the nonlocal interaction is…

In this paper we introduce the notion of parabolic $\alpha$-Riesz flow, for $\alpha\in(0,d)$, extending the notion of $s$-fractional heat flows to negative values of the parameter $s=-\frac{\alpha}{2}$. Then, we determine the limit…

We introduce a new family of function spaces, the fractional generalized Sobolev-Orlicz spaces $\Lambda^{s,A}_0(\Omega)$, where $A$ is a generalized $\Phi$-function satisfying the $(\mathrm{Inc})_{p}$ and $(\mathrm{Dec})_{q}$ conditions for…

In the framework of zeta-function approach the Casimir energy for three simple model system: single delta potential, step function potential and three delta potentials is analyzed. It is shown that the energy contains contributions which…

We consider the minimization problem of the functional given by the sum of the fractional perimeter and a general Riesz potential, which is one generalization of Gamow's liquid drop model. We first show the existence of minimizers for any…

We prove that certain nonlocal functionals defined on partitions made of measurable sets Gamma-converge to a local functional modeled on the perimeter in the sense of De Giorgi. Those nonlocal functionals involve generalized surface tension…

Given a Young function $A$, $n\geq 1$ and $s\in(0,1)$ we consider the energy functional $$ \mathcal{J}_s(u)=(1-s)\iint_{\mathbb{R}^n\times \mathbb{R}^n} A\left(\frac{|u(x)-u(y)|}{|x-y|^s}\right)\frac{dxdy}{|x-y|^n}. $$ Without assuming the…

We prove and collect numerous explicit and computable results for the fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta)^s f(x)$ with $s>0$ as well as its whole space inverse, the Riesz potential, $(-\Delta)^{-s}f(x)$ with $s\in\left(0,\frac{1}{2}\right)$.…

We study a family of non-local isoperimetric energies $E_{\gamma,\varepsilon}$ on the round sphere $M = S^n$, where the non-local interaction kernel $K_\varepsilon$ is the fundamental solution of the Helmholtz operator $1 - \varepsilon^2…

We study a class of integral functionals known as nonlocal perimeters, which, intuitively, express a weighted interaction between a set and its complement. The weight is provided by a positive kernel K, which might be singular. In the first…

We obtain density estimates for the free boundaries of minimizers $u \ge 0$ of the Alt-Phillips functional involving negative power potentials $$\int_\Omega \left(|\nabla u|^2 + u^{-\gamma} \chi_{\{u>0\}}\right) \, dx, \quad \quad \gamma…

In this paper we develop the theory of Schauder estimates for the fractional harmonic oscillator $H^\sigma=(-\Delta+|x|^2)^\sigma$, $0<\sigma<1$. More precisely, a new class of smooth functions $C^{k,\alpha}_H$ is defined, in which we study…

Let $\Omega$ be an open subset of a Stein manifold $\Sigma$ and let $M$ be its boundary. It is well known that $M$ inherits a natural contact structure. In this paper we consider a family of variational functionals $F_\varepsilon$ defined…

In this paper we develop a new set of results based on a nonlocal gradient jointly inspired by the Riesz s-fractional gradient and Peridynamics, in the sense that its integration domain depends on a ball of radius delta > 0 (horizon of…

On a two-dimensional Riemannian manifold without boundary we consider the variational limit of a family of functionals given by the sum of two terms: a Ginzburg-Landau and a perimeter term. Our scaling allows low-energy states to be…

The seminal results of Bourgain, Brezis, Mironescu and D\'avila show that the classical perimeter can be approximated by a family of nonlocal perimeter functionals. We consider a corresponding second order expansion for the nonlocal…

Let $R$ be a compact surface and let $\Gamma$ be a Jordan curve which separates $R$ into two connected components $\Sigma_1$ and $\Sigma_2$. A harmonic function $h_1$ on $\Sigma_1$ of bounded Dirichlet norm has boundary values $H$ in a…