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In 2001 Wolansky \cite{Wol} introduced a particle number-Casimir functional for the Einstein-Vlasov system. Two open questions are associated with this functional. First, a meaningful variational problem should be formulated and the…

We study vector-valued almost minimizers of the energy functional $$\int_D\left(|\nabla\mathbf{u}|^2+\frac2{1+q}\left(\lambda_+(x)|\mathbf{u}^+|^{q+1}+\lambda_-(x)|\mathbf{u}^-|^{q+1}\right)\right)dx,\quad0<q<1.$$ For H\"older continuous…

We consider an optimal control problem subject to a semilinear elliptic PDE together with its variational discretization. We provide a condition which allows to decide whether a solution of the necessary first order conditions is a global…

In this paper, we focus on computing local minimizers of a multivariate polynomial optimization problem under certain genericity conditions. By using a technique in computer algebra and the second-order optimality condition, we provide a…

We consider the minimisation of power-law repulsive-attractive interaction energies which occur in many biological and physical situations. We show existence of global minimizers in the discrete setting and get bounds for their supports…

We study minimum energy problems relative to the $\alpha$-Riesz kernel $|x-y|^{\alpha-n}$, $\alpha\in(0,2]$, over signed Radon measures $\mu$ on $\mathbb R^n$, $n\geqslant3$, associated with a generalized condenser $(A_1,A_2)$, where $A_1$…

For a finite collection $\mathbf A=(A_i)_{i\in I}$ of locally closed sets in $\mathbb R^n$, $n\geqslant3$, with the sign $\pm1$ prescribed such that the oppositely charged plates are mutually disjoint, we consider the minimum energy problem…

We consider a non-local interaction energy over bounded densities of fixed mass $m$. We prove that under certain regularity assumptions on the interaction kernel these energies admit minimizers given by characteristic functions of sets when…

We study energy minimization of a continuum Landau-de Gennes energy functional for nematic liquid crystals, in three-dimensional axisymmetric domains and in a restricted class of $\mathbb{S}^1$-equivariant (i.e., axially symmetric)…

In this paper, we investigate the minimization of a functional in which the usual perimeter is competing with a nonlocal singular term comparable (but not necessarily equal to) a fractional perimeter. The motivation for this problem is a…

We consider a variant of Gamow's liquid drop model with an anisotropic surface energy. Under suitable regularity and ellipticity assumptions on the surface tension, Wulff shapes are minimizers in this problem if and only if the surface…

We consider the minimization of the NLS energy on a metric tree, either rooted or unrooted, subject to a mass constraint. With respect to the same problem on other types of metric graphs, several new features appear, such as the existence…

We consider the minimization of a p-Ginzburg-Landau energy functional over the class of radially symmetric functions of degree one. We prove the existence of a unique minimizer in this class, and show that its modulus is monotone increasing…

Self-gravitating horizonless ultra-compact objects that possess light rings have attracted the attention of physicists and mathematicians in recent years. In the present compact paper we raise the following physically interesting question:…

We study a Newtonian model which allows us to describe some extremely flat objects in galactic dynamics. This model is described by a partial differential equation system called Vlasov-Poisson, whose solutions describe the temporal…

In this paper we study the existence of ground state solution and concentration of maxima for a class of strongly indefinite problem like $$ \left\{\begin{array}{l} -\Delta u+V(x)u=A(\epsilon x)f(u) \quad \mbox{in} \quad \R^{N}, \\ u\in…

In this note, we deal with a problem of the type $$\cases {-h\left ( \int_{\Omega}|\nabla u(x)|^2dx\right ) \Delta u=f(u) & in $\Omega$\cr & \cr u_{|\partial\Omega}=0\ .\cr}$$ As an application of a new general multiplicity result, we…

We show that in the setting of proper metric spaces one obtains a solution of the classical two-dimensional Plateau problem by minimizing the energy, as in the classical case, once a definition of area (in the sense of convex geometry) has…

We establish Liouville theorems for global minimizers $u$ of the Allen-Cahn energy $$\int |\nabla u|^2 + W(u) \, dx,$$ which have subquadratic growth at infinity. In particular we extend the results of \cite{S1,S3} concerning the De…

Let $\Omega$ be a smooth bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^{N}$, with $N\geq 5$, $a>0$, $\alpha\geq 0$ and $2^*=\frac{2N}{N-2}$. We show that the the exponent $q=\frac{2(N-1)}{N-2}$ plays a critical role regarding the existence of least energy…