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Weak convergence + convergence of the norm implies strong convergence in Orlicz spaces
It is known [1, proposition 3.32] and a classical trick in PDEs that, in any uniformly convex Banach space $X$, weak convergence $x_n\rightharpoonup x$ together with convergence of the norm $\|x_n\|_X\...
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Uniqueness of Kantorovich potentials?
$\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb R}$Take $\Omega\subset \R^d$ bounded, convex, and smooth.
Consider the optimal transport problem with cost $c(x,y)=\lvert x-y\rvert^2$, leading to the quadratic Wassersein ...
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Questions about the regularity of the "norm" associated to a convex set
Suppose $K\subset \mathbb{R} ^n$ is a closed convex set whose interior contains the origin. We can assign a gauge function to $K$ as $g_{K}(x):=\inf\{\lambda>0 \mid x\in\lambda K\}$. $g_K$ has all ...
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Determination of the nature of stationary values in variational calculus
In variational calculus, when we solve the Euler-Lagrange equation $\frac{d}{dx}L_p(u',u,x)-L_z(u',u,x)$, where $L=L(p,z,x)$, to find stationary inputs of the functional
$$
I[u]=\int_0^1 L(u',u,x)dx,
$...
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Lower semi-continuity of integration
I've found many papers characterizing the weak lower semi-continuity of
$$
\Phi(u)\triangleq \int_{x \in \Omega} f(x,u(x))\,dx,
$$
on $L^2(\Omega)$ where $\Omega$ is a bounded subset of $\mathbb{R}^d$....
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Energy Decay of the functional $\int_{B_1} |Du|^2 +Au^2$
Suppose $u \in C^1(B_1)$ with $B_1 \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ such that $\Delta u =0$ weakly. We would have the energy decay estimate
$$\int_{B_r} |Du|^2 \leq r^n \int_{B_1} |Du|^2.$$
Now suppose $u \in C^...
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Solution singular PDE
I've been studying the following singular PDE
$$
\mathrm{div}\left(\left(1+\frac{|\nabla g|}{|\nabla f|}\right)\nabla f\right)=0$$
in $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^{2}$.
Do you know any reference, ...
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$C^1$-regularity of solution of a Dirichlet problem
I've been stuck trying to hunt down a proof/reference for a certain regularity result which I need for my thesis (all the authors I've consulted refer to it as "well-known"). Consider the ...
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Variational Principle for a System of Differential Equations
I am studying a differential operator of the form $$ L\left(\begin{array}{c} u \\ v \end{array}\right) = -\Delta \left(\begin{array}{c} u \\ v \end{array}\right) + V(x)\left(\begin{array}{c} u \\ v \...
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relative entropy, Fisher information, and metric slope for non-convex domains
$\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb R}$ If $\Omega\subset \R^d$ is a convex domain it is well-known that the relative entropy
$$
\mathcal H(\rho)=
\int_{\Omega}\rho\log\rho \ \mathrm{d}x
\qquad \mbox{for }\rho=...
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Pohozaev identity and related non-existence result for a nonlinear problem
Is it possible to prove a Pohozaev identity and the related non-existence result for non-trivial critical points of the functional
$$\int_\Omega \left(A(x,u,\nabla u) -\frac{\lambda}{2} |u|^{2} - \...
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Laplacian variational problem with asymptotically quadratic term
Consider the functional
$$J= \int_\Omega |\nabla u|^2 - \int_\Omega F(u),$$
where $\Omega$ is a bounded smooth domain.
The problem has been solved for example if $F$ is (1) subquadratic, or (2) ...
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Variational formulation for elliptic interface problem
Where can I find a paper that deals with the following interface problem with variational methods? In particular, what is the correct variational formulation of the problem (that is, a functional ...
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Dislocations and Random Matrix Theory
Does anyone have a good reference book that works as a good starting point for an analyst to learn about the connection between Random Matrix Theory and Dislocations? Thank you for your help.
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Well-posedness of gradient flows
For a convex lower-semicontinuous functional on a Hilbert space $I\colon H\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$, it is shown in Evans' PDE that the Hilbert-space-valued ODE
$$\begin{cases}\mathbf{u}'(t)\in-\partial ...
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Elliptic Dirichlet problems with measure boundary data
Can you point out any references on the Dirichlet problem for divergence-type elliptic operators with a Radon measure as boundary data?
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