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We pursue the study of a model convex functional with orthotropic structure and nonstandard growth conditions, this time focusing on the sub-quadratic case. We prove that bounded local minimizers are locally Lipschitz. No restriction on the…
Local minimizers of integral functionals of the calculus of variations are analyzed under growth conditions dictated by different lower and upper bounds for the integrand. Growths of non-necessarily power type are allowed. The local…
We consider a model convex functional with orthotropic structure and super-quadratic nonstandard growth conditions. We prove that bounded local minimizers are locally Lipschitz, with no restrictions on the ratio between the highest and the…
We study a class of nonconvex-nonconcave minimax problems in which the inner maximization problem satisfies a local Kurdyka-Lojasiewicz (KL) condition that may vary with the outer minimization variable. In contrast to the global KL or…
We establish partial regularity results for minimizers of a class of functionals depending on differential expressions based on elliptic operators. Specifically, we focus on functionals of Orlicz growth with a natural strong quasiconvexity…
In this paper we present necessary and sufficient conditions (in terms of {\L}ojasiewicz inequalities) for the stability of local minimum points in smooth unconstrained optimization. In particular, we derive a sufficient condition for which…
A partial regularity theorem is presented for minimisers of $k$th-order functionals subject to a quasiconvexity and general growth condition. We will assume a natural growth condition governed by an $N$-function satisfying the $\Delta_2$…
We investigate a self-improving property of variational integrals in a weighted framework under generalized Orlicz growth conditions. Assuming that the weight belongs to an appropriate Muckenhoupt class and the growth function satisfies…
We establish sufficient conditions for the local boundedness of weak solutions to a broad class of nonlinear elliptic equations in divergence form, under unbalanced growth conditions on the stress field. Our analysis is carried out in a…
Local minimizers of nonhomogeneous quasiconvex variational integrals with standard $p$-growth of the type $$ w \mapsto \int \left[F(Dw)-f\cdot w\right]dx $$ feature almost everywhere $\mbox{BMO}$-regular gradient provided that $f$ belongs…
This paper is devoted to the study of tilt stability of local minimizers for classical nonlinear programs with equality and inequality constraints in finite dimensions described by twice continuously differentiable functions. The importance…
Linear convergence of first-order methods is typically characterized by global optimization conditions whose constants reflect worst-case geometry of the ambient space. In high-dimensional or structured problems, these global constants can…
We consider a class of integral functionals with convex integrand with respect to the gradient variable, assuming that the function that measures the oscillation of the integrand with respect to the x variable belongs to a suitable Sobolev…
We prove a sharp higher differentiability result for local minimizers of functionals of the form $$\mathcal{F}\left(w,\Omega\right)=\int_{\Omega}\left[ F\left(x,Dw(x)\right)-f(x)\cdot w(x)\right]dx$$ with non-autonomous integrand $F(x,\xi)$…
The Polyak-{\L}ojasiewicz (P{\L}) inequality extends the favorable optimization properties of strongly convex functions to a broader class of functions. In this paper, we prove a theorem (also obtained by Criscitiello, Rebjock and Boumal in…
This paper investigates the tilt stability of local minimizers for nonlinear programs under the relaxed constant rank constraint qualification in finite dimensions. By employing a neighborhood primal-dual approach and extending calculus…
It is known that when minimizing smooth Polyak-{\L}ojasiewicz (PL) functions, momentum algorithms cannot significantly improve the convergence bound of gradient descent, contrasting with the acceleration phenomenon occurring in the strongly…
We study robust regularity estimates for local minimizers of nonlocal functionals with non-standard growth of $(p,q)$-type and for weak solutions to a related class of nonlocal equations. The main results of this paper are local boundedness…
The classical Lojasiewicz inequality and its extensions for partial differential equation problems (Simon) and to o-minimal structures (Kurdyka) have a considerable impact on the analysis of gradient-like methods and related problems:…
Potential functions in highly pertinent applications, such as deep learning in over-parameterized regime, are empirically observed to admit non-isolated minima. To understand the convergence behavior of stochastic dynamics in such…