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In this paper we prove the local boundedness as well as the local Lipschitz continuity for solutions to a class of obstacle problems of the type $$\min\left\{\int_\Omega {F(x, Dz)}: z\in \mathcal{K}_{\psi}(\Omega)\right\}.$$ Here…
In this paper we are concerned with the regularity of solutions to a nonlinear elliptic system of $m$ equations in divergence form, satisfying $p$ growth from below and $q$ growth from above, with $p \leq q$; this case is known as $p,…
We establish $\mathrm{C}^{\infty}$-partial regularity results for relaxed minimizers of strongly quasiconvex functionals \begin{align*} \mathscr{F}[u;\Omega]:=\int_{\Omega}F(\nabla u)\,\mathrm{d} x,\qquad u\colon\Omega\to\mathbb{R}^{N},…
We establish local higher integrability and differentiability results for minimizers of variational integrals $$ \mathfrak{F}(v,\Omega) = \int_{\Omega} /! F(Dv(x)) \, dx $$ over $W^{1,p}$--Sobolev mappings $u \colon \Omega \subset {\mathbb…
We study robust regularity estimates for local minimizers of nonlocal functionals with non-standard growth of $(p,q)$-type and for weak solutions to a related class of nonlocal equations. The main results of this paper are local boundedness…
We give necessary and sufficient conditions for minimality of generalized minimizers for linear-growth functionals of the form \[ \mathcal F[u] := \int_\Omega f(x,u(x)) \, \text{d}x, \qquad u:\Omega \subset \mathbb R^N\to \mathbb R^d, \]…
The gradient of any local minimiser of functionals of the type $$ w \mapsto \int_\Omega f(x,w,Dw)\,dx+\int_\Omega w\mu\,dx, $$ where $f$ has $p$-growth, $p>1$, and $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^n$, is continuous provided the optimal Lorentz…
We prove higher summability for the gradient of minimizers of strongly convex integral functionals of the Calculus of Variations with (p,q)-Growth conditions in low dimension. Our procedure is set in the framework of Fractional Sobolev…
In this paper we study the local regularity of almost minimizers of the functional \begin{equation*} J(u)=\int_\Omega |\nabla u(x)|^2 +q^2_+(x)\chi_{\{u>0\}}(x) +q^2_-(x)\chi_{\{u<0\}}(x) \end{equation*} where $q_\pm \in L^\infty(\Omega)$.…
In this paper, we mainly discuss the local regularity of the solution to the following problem \begin{align*} \begin{cases} -\dive({\bf{A}}(x)\nabla u(x))=f(x),&~x\in\Omega,\\ u(x)=0,&~x\in\partial\Omega, \end{cases} \end{align*} where…
We announce new existence and $\varepsilon$-regularity results for minimisers of the relaxation of strongly quasiconvex integrals that on smooth maps $u\colon\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n}\to\mathbb{R}^{N}$ are defined by $$u\mapsto…
We prove some regularity results for a priori bounded local minimizers of non-autonomous integral functionals of the form $$\mathcal{F}(v,\Omega)=\int_\Omega F(x,Dv)dx,$$ under the constraint $v \ge \psi$ a.e. in $\Omega$, where $\psi$ is a…
We prove partial regularity for minimizers of quasiconvex functionals of the type $\int_\Omega f(x,Du) dx$ with $p(x)$ growth with respect to the second variable. The proof is direct and uses a method of $A$-harmonic approximation.
The aim of this paper is to study the heterogeneous optimization problem \begin{align*} \mathcal {J}(u)=\int_{\Omega}(G(|\nabla u|)+qF(u^+)+hu+\lambda_{+}\chi_{\{u>0\}} )\text{d}x\rightarrow\text{min}, \end{align*} in the class of functions…
A way to measure the lower growth rate of $\varphi:\Omega\times [0,\infty) \to [0,\infty)$ is to require $t \mapsto \varphi(x,t)t^{-r}$ to be increasing in $(0,\infty)$. If this condition holds with $r=1$, then \[ \inf_{u\in f+W^{1,…
We prove a sharp higher differentiability result for local minimizers of functionals of the form $$\mathcal{F}\left(w,\Omega\right)=\int_{\Omega}\left[ F\left(x,Dw(x)\right)-f(x)\cdot w(x)\right]dx$$ with non-autonomous integrand $F(x,\xi)$…
We investigate the local boundedness of solutions $u:\Omega_T\to\mathbb{R}$ to parabolic equations of the form \begin{equation*} \partial_tu-\mathrm{div}\,\mathcal{A}(x,t,Du)=0 \qquad\mbox{in }\Omega_T=\Omega\times(0,T) \end{equation*} that…
We consider integral functionals with slow growth and explicit dependence on u of the lagrangian; this includes many relevant examples, as, for instance, in elastoplastic torsion problems or in image restoration problems. Our aim is to…
We pursue the study of a model convex functional with orthotropic structure and nonstandard growth conditions, this time focusing on the sub-quadratic case. We prove that bounded local minimizers are locally Lipschitz. No restriction on the…
We establish the higher fractional differentiability of bounded minimizers to a class of obstacle problems with non-standard growth conditions of the form \begin{gather*} \min \biggl\{ \displaystyle\int_{\Omega} F(x,Dw)dx \ : \ w \in…