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In an open bounded interval $\Omega$, the problem \[ u_{tt} = u_{xx} - \big(f(\Theta)\big)_x, \Theta_t = \Theta_{xx} - f(\Theta) u_{xt}, \] is considered under the boundary conditions $u|_{\partial\Omega}=\Theta_x|_{\partial\Omega}=0$, and…
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We prove the optimal $W^{2,\infty}$ regularity for variational problems with convex gradient constraints. We do not assume any regularity of the constraints; so the constraints can be nonsmooth, and they need not be strictly convex. When…
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Second-order optimality conditions are essential for nonsmooth optimization, where both the objective and constraint functions are Lipschitz continuous and second-order directionally differentiable. This paper provides no-gap second-order…
Elastic and structural properties of $\beta$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ and $\alpha$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ are investigated from first principles. The full elastic tensors and elastic moduli of both phases at $0$ K are computed in the framework of semi-local…
In this paper we revisit the mathematical foundations of nonlinear viscoelasticity. We study the underlying geometry of viscoelastic deformations, and in particular, the intermediate configuration. Starting from the multiplicative…
We give a new characterization of a continuous embedding between two function spaces of type $G\Gamma$. Such spaces are governed by functionals of type \begin{equation*} \|f\|_{G\Gamma(r,q;w,\delta)} := \left(\int_{0}^{L} \left(…
We shall give a priori conditions on the illuminations $\phi_i$ such that the solutions to the Helmholtz equation $-div(a \nabla u^i)-k q u^i=0$ in \Omega, $u^i=\phi_i$ on $\partial\Omega$, and their gradients satisfy certain non-zero and…
We study the evolution of the fine-structure constant, $\alpha$, induced by non-linear density perturbations in the context of the simplest class of quintessence models with a non-minimal coupling to the electromagnetic field, in which the…
Given a finite set $X$ and a function $f:X\to X$, we define the degree of noninvertibility of $f$ to be $\displaystyle\text{deg}(f)=\frac{1}{|X|}\sum_{x\in X}|f^{-1}(f(x))|$. This is a natural measure of how far the function $f$ is from…
It is known by now that amorphous solids at zero temperature do not possess a nonlinear elasticity theory: besides the shear modulus which exists, all the higher order coefficients do not exist in the thermodynamic limit. Here we show that…
Under a condition of the Calderon type on $\varphi$, we show that a homeomorphism $f$ of finite distortion in $W^{1,\varphi}_{\rm loc}$ and, in particular, $f\in W^{1,q}_{\rm loc}$ for $q>n-1$ in ${\Bbb R}^n$, $n\ge 3$, is a lower…
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^{n}$ be a bounded open set. Given $1\leq m_1,m_2\leq n-2$, we construct a homeomorphism $f :\Omega\to \Omega$ that is H\"older continuous, $f$ is the identity on $\partial \Omega$, the derivative $D f$ has rank…
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On a smooth, closed Riemannian manifold $\left(M,g\right)$ of dimension $n\ge3$, we consider the stationary Schr\"odinger equation $\Delta_gu+h_0u=\left|u\right|^{2^*-2}u$, where $\Delta_g:=-\text{div}_g\nabla$, $h_0\in C^1\left(M\right)$…