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We present an extension of the classical De Giorgi class, and then we show that functions in this new class are locally bounded and locally H\"older continuous. Some applications are given. As a first application, we give a regularity…
We consider nonlinear second order elliptic problems of the type \[ -\Delta u=f(u) \text{ in } \Omega, \qquad u=0 \text{ on } \partial \Omega, \] where $\Omega$ is an open $C^{1,1}$-domain in $\mathbb{R}^N$, $N\geq 2$, under some general…
In this paper we study nonnegative minimizers of general degenerate elliptic functionals, $\int F(X,u,Du) dX \to \min$, for variational kernels $F$ that are discontinuous in $u$ with discontinuity of order $\sim \chi_{\{u > 0 \}}$. The…
We study positive solutions of the Dirichlet problem $-\Delta u = u^p$ in a uniformly convex domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb S^2$, $u= 0$ on $\partial\Omega.$ For $p=1$, we assume that the right-hand side is replaced by $\lambda_1 u$, where…
If on a smooth bounded domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^2$ there is a nonconstant Neumann eigenfunction $u$ that is locally constant on the boundary, must $\Omega$ be a disk or an annulus? This question can be understood as a weaker analog…
Inspired by quantum mechanics, we introduce a weak form of solutions for differential equations and differential identities like Stokes theorem and Euler-Lagrange equation. We show that Schr\"{o}dinger equation is a weak from of the…
We consider the numerical computation of a variational problem that arises from materials science. The target functional is a type of elastic energy that is influenced by obstacles and adhesion. Owing to its strong nonlinearity and…
We study the elliptic equation $\lambda u-L^{\Omega}u=f$ in an open convex subset $\Omega$ of an infinite dimensional separable Banach space $X$ endowed with a centered non-degenerate Gaussian measure $\gamma$, where $L^\Omega$ is the…
We discuss the existence and regularity of solutions to the following Dirichlet problem: $$\begin{equation} \begin{cases} -\textrm{div}\left(\frac{Du}{(1+|u|)^{\theta}}\right)= -\textrm{div}\left(u^{\gamma}E(x)\right)+f(x) \qquad & \mbox{in…
We study the interior regularity of solutions to the Dirichlet problem $Lu=g$ in $\Omega$, $u=0$ in $\R^n\setminus\Omega$, for anisotropic operators of fractional type $$ Lu(x)= \int_{0}^{+\infty}\,d\rho \int_{S^{n-1}}\,da(\omega)\, \frac{…
We study existence, unicity and other geometric properties of the minimizers of the energy functional $$ \|u\|^2_{H^s(\Omega)}+\int_\Omega W(u)\,dx, $$ where $\|u\|_{H^s(\Omega)}$ denotes the total contribution from $\Omega$ in the $H^s$…
We are interested in the following Dirichlet problem $$ \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} -\Delta u + \lambda u - \mu \frac{u}{|x|^2} - \nu \frac{u}{\mathrm{dist}\,(x,\mathbb{R}^N \setminus \Omega)^2} = f(x,u) & \quad \mbox{in } \Omega \\ u = 0 &…
In this paper we deal with the following boundary value problem \begin{equation*} \begin{cases} -\Delta_{p}u + g(u) | \nabla u|^{p} = h(u)f & \text{in $\Omega$,} \newline u\geq 0 & \text{in $\Omega$,} \newline u=0 & \text{on $\partial…
We establish energy-balance for weak solutions of the stochastically forced incompressible Euler equations, enjoying H\"older regularity $C^{\alpha}$, $\alpha>1/3$. It is well known as the Onsager's conjecture for the deterministic…
We consider a hydrodynamic model of self-organized evolution of agents, with singular interaction kernel $\phi_\alpha(x)=1/|x|^{1+\alpha}$ ($0<\alpha<2$), in the presence of an additional external force. Well-posedness results are already…
We consider solutions $u\in W^{1,p}\big(\Omega;\mathbb{R}^{N}\big)$ of the $p$-Laplacian PDE \begin{equation} \nabla\cdot\big(a(x)|Du|^{p-2}Du\big)=0,\notag \end{equation} for $x\in\Omega\subseteq\mathbb{R}^{n}$, where $\Omega$ is open and…
In this article we consider a special type of degenerate elliptic partial differential equations of second order in convex domains that satisfy the interior sphere condition. We show that any positive viscosity solution $u$ of $-|\nabla…
We study the Lane-Emden problem \[\begin{cases} -\Delta u_p =|u_p|^{p-1}u_p&\text{in}\quad \Omega, u_p=0 &\text{on}\quad\partial\Omega, \end{cases}\] where $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^2$ is a smooth bounded domain and $p>1$ is sufficiently…
We consider the scalar semilinear heat equation $u_t-\Delta u=f(u)$, where $f\colon[0,\infty)\to[0,\infty)$ is continuous and non-decreasing but need not be convex. We completely characterise those functions $f$ for which the equation has a…
In this paper we consider minimizers for nonlocal energy functionals generalizing elastic energies that are connected with the theory of peridynamics \cite{Silling2000} or nonlocal diffusion models \cite{Rossi}. We derive nonlocal versions…