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We consider four prototypes of variational problems and prove the existence of fractal minimizers through the direct method in the calculus of variations. By design these minimizers are H\"older curves or H\"older parametrizations of…
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The dynamical symmetry breaking in a quasi-(1+1)-dimensional relativistic model is investigated. The motions of particles in intrachain are described as a relativistic electron-hole gas, while the interchain hopping term is introduced as a…
We propose a model for finding one-dimensional structure in a given measure. Our approach is based on minimizing an objective functional which combines the average-distance functional to measure the quality of the approximation and…
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We investigate local minimizers of Ginzburg--Landau-type functionals in dimension $n\geq 3$ that satisfy logarithmic energy bounds, assuming the potential has a vacuum manifold with a finite fundamental group. We show that the normalized…
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