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We establish the first general regularity result for constrained optimal control problems arising naturally in mathematical physics and mathematical biology. Namely, we prove that for a large class of problems of the form ``maximise $\int…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-04 Lorenzo Ferreri , Idriss Mazari-Fouquer , Raphaël Prunier

Large optimal transport problems can be approached via domain decomposition, i.e. by iteratively solving small partial problems independently and in parallel. Convergence to the global minimizers under suitable assumptions has been shown in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-06-16 Mauro Bonafini , Ismael Medina , Bernhard Schmitzer

We consider a one-dimensional free boundary problem governed by a nonlinear diffusion - convection equation with a Neumann condition at fixed face $x=0$, which is variable in time and a like Stefan convective condition on the free boundary.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-10-07 Adriana C. Briozzo

In this article we study the structure of solutions to the one-phase Bernoulli problem that are modeled either infinitesimally or at infinity by one-homogeneous solutions with an isolated singularity. In particular, we prove a uniqueness of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-11-12 Max Engelstein , Daniel Restrepo , Zihui Zhao

We consider the spectral structure of indefinite second order boundary-value problems on graphs. A variational formulation for such boundary-value problems on graphs is given and we obtain both full and half-range completeness results. This…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2017-07-05 Sonja Currie , Bruce Alastair Watson

We establish an Alhfors-regularity result for minimizers of a multiphase optimal design problem. It is a variant of the classical variational problem which involves a finite number of chambers $\mathcal{E}(i)$ of prescribed volume that…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-23 Luca Esposito , Lorenzo Lamberti , Giovanni Pisante

This paper is dedicated to a free boundary system arising in the study of a class of shape optimization problems. The problem involves three variables: two functions $u$ and $v$, and a domain $\Omega$; with $u$ and $v$ being both positive…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-08-10 Francesco Paolo Maiale , Giorgio Tortone , Bozhidar Velichkov

We derive a sharp spectral estimate for a superlinear free boundary problem arising in plasma physics. The semilinear equation is coupled with a constraint, which forces the analysis of a non-local eigenvalue equation. Consequently the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-03 Daniele Bartolucci , Aleks Jevnikar , Juncheng Wei , Ruijun Wu

We consider the free boundary problem for relativistic plasma--vacuum interfaces in two and three spatial dimensions. The plasma flow is governed by the equations of ideal relativistic magnetohydrodynamics, while the vacuum magnetic and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-30 Paolo Secchi , Yuri Trakhinin , Tao Wang

This paper studies the regularity of the free boundary for viscosity solutions to a parabolic Bernoulli-type free boundary problem with variable coefficients. The main result is that Lipschitz free boundaries are $C^1$ with a normal vector…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-12-04 Thomas Backing

We study the regularity of the free boundary in the obstacle problem for the fractional Laplacian under the assumption that the obstacle $\varphi$ satisfies $\Delta \varphi\leq 0$ near the contact region. Our main result establishes that…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-05-05 Begoña Barrios , Alessio Figalli , Xavier Ros-Oton

We study optimal regularity and free boundary for minimizers of an energy functional arising in cohesive zone models for fracture mechanics. Under smoothness assumptions on the boundary conditions and on the fracture energy density, we show…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-03-06 Luis Caffarelli , Filippo Cagnetti , Alessio Figalli

Acoustic wave propagation through a homogeneous material embedded in an unbounded medium can be formulated as a boundary integral equation and accurately solved with the boundary element method. The computational efficiency deteriorates at…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-02-21 Elwin van 't Wout

For the thin obstacle problem in $\mathbb{R}^n$, $n\geq 2$, we prove that at all free boundary points, with the exception of a $(n-3)$-dimensional set, the solution differs from its blow-up by higher order corrections. This expansion…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-05-02 Federico Franceschini , Joaquim Serra

This is the sequel of the recent work (Du, Huang, Pu, Commun. Math. Phys, 2023, doi: 10.1007/s00220-023-04651-7) on axially symmetric gravity water waves with general vorticities, which has investigated the singular wave profile of the free…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-11-11 Lili Du , Chunlei Yang

This brief note addresses the free boundary problem arising from the steady two-dimensional seepage flow through a rectangular dam. The flow problem consists in finding the free boundary location, and the velocity and pressure fields. The…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-07-21 Carmine Di Nucci

The purpose of this paper is three-fold. Firstly we attack a nonlinear interface problem on an unbounded domain with nonmonotone set-valued transmission conditions. The investigated problem involves a nonlinear monotone partial differential…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-12-14 Joachim Gwinner

In this paper, we establish regularity and uniqueness results for Grad-Mercier type equations that arise in the context of plasma physics. We show that solutions of this problem naturally develop a dead core, which corresponds to the set…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-04-18 Luis Caffarelli , Antonio Farah , Daniel Restrepo

We continue the analysis of the two-phase free boundary problems initiated in \cite{DK}, where we studied the linear growth of minimizers in a Bernoulli type free boundary problem at the non-flat points and the related regularity of free…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-09-02 Serena Dipierro , Aram Karakhanyan

We discuss the extent to which solutions to one-phase free boundary problems can be characterized according to their topological complexity. Our questions are motivated by fundamental work of Luis Caffarelli on free boundaries and by…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-02-04 David S. Jerison , Nikola Kamburov