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For a suitable function $A:\mathbb{R}^n\to \mathbb{R}^n$, we introduce the $A$-Laplacian in the Dunkl framework as $\Delta_{k,A}(u) =\text{div}_k(A(\nabla_ku))$, where $\nabla_k$ is the Dunkl-gradient operator associated with the…

In this paper we analyze an eigenvalue problem associated to fractional operators of the form \[ L_a^s u(x)=2 \text{p.v.}\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}a(x,y,D^su(x,y))\,\frac{dy}{|x-y|^{n+s}},\] which represents a generalization model for nonlocal,…

This survey offers an overview of recent advances in nonlocal phase transition problems, modeled by Ginzburg--Landau type energies of the form \[ \frac{1}{4}\iint_{\R^{2n}\setminus (\R^n \setminus \Omega)^2}…

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We consider in this work the problem of minimizing the von Neumann entropy under the constraints that the density of particles, the current, and the kinetic energy of the system is fixed at each point of space. The unique minimizer is a…

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We study a nonlinear generalization of a free boundary problem that arises in the context of thermal insulation. We consider two open sets $\Omega\subseteq A$, and we search for an optimal $A$ in order to minimize a non-linear energy…

For a smooth bounded domain $\Omega$ and $p \geq q \geq 2$, we establish quantified versions of the classical Friedrichs inequality $\|\nabla u\|_p^p - \lambda_1 \|u\|_q^p \geq 0$, $u \in W_0^{1,p}(\Omega)$, where $\lambda_1$ is a…

In this paper, we study large $m$ asymptotics of the $l^1$ minimal $m$-partition problem for Dirichlet eigenvalue. For any smooth domain $\Omega\in \mathbb{R}^n$ such that $|\Omega|=1$, we prove that the limit…

Rayleigh quotient minimization deals with optimizing a quadratic homogeneous function over a sphere. Its critical points correspond to the normalized eigenvectors of the symmetric matrix associated with the quadratic form. In this paper, we…

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We consider the magnetic Ginzburg-Landau equations in $\mathbb{R}^4$ $$ \begin{cases} -\varepsilon^2(\nabla-iA)^2u = \frac{1}{2}(1-|u|^{2})u,\\ \varepsilon^2 d^*dA = \langle(\nabla-iA)u,iu\rangle \end{cases} $$ formally corresponding to the…

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 &…

We propose some general growth conditions on the function $% f=f\left( x,\xi \right) $, including the so-called natural growth, or polynomial, or $p,q-$growth conditions, or even exponential growth, in order to obtain that any local…

We are concerned with the following constrained minimization problem: $$e(a_{1},a_{2},\beta) := \inf\left\{E_{a_{1},a_{2},\beta}(u_{1},u_{2}): \|u_{1}\|_{L^{2}(\mathbb{R}^{3})} = \|u_{2}\|_{L^{2}(\mathbb{R}^{3})} = 1\right\},$$ where…

We investigate minimum weak $\alpha$-Riesz energy problems with external fields in both the unconstrained and constrained settings for generalized condensers $(A_1,A_2)$ such that the closures of $A_1$ and $A_2$ in $\mathbb R^n$ are allowed…

We consider a Ginzburg-Landau type energy with a piecewise constant pinning term $a$ in the potential $(a^2 - |u|^2)^2$. The function $a$ is different from 1 only on finitely many disjoint domains, called the {\it pinning domains}. These…

We study the minimizer of the electrostatic Born--Infeld energy \begin{equation*} \int_{\mathbb{R}^n}1-\sqrt{1-|D v|^2}\ dx-\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}\rho v\ dx, \end{equation*} which vanishes at infinity. We show that the minimizer $u$ is…