Calculus of Variations and Geometric Measure Theory

A. Figalli - V. Mandorino

Fine properties of minimizers of mechanical Lagrangians with Sobolev potentials

created by figalli on 24 Aug 2010
modified on 05 Sep 2011

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Accepted Paper

Inserted: 24 aug 2010
Last Updated: 5 sep 2011

Journal: Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst. Series A
Year: 2011

Abstract:

In this paper we study the properties of curves minimizing mechanical Lagrangian where the potential is Sobolev. Since a Sobolev function is only defined almost everywhere, no pointwise results can be obtained in this framework, and our point of view is shifted from single curves to measures in the space of paths. This study is motived by the goal of understanding the properties of variational solutions to the incompressible Euler equations.


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