Calculus of Variations and Geometric Measure Theory

M. Focardi

Semicontinuity of vectorial functionals in Orlicz-Sobolev spaces

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Journal: Rend. Istit. Mat. Univ. Trieste
Volume: XXIX
Pages: 141-161
Year: 1997

Abstract:

We study integral vectorial functionals \[ F(u)=\int_\Omega f(x,u(x),Du(x))dx \] where $f$ satisfies a quasi-convexity assumption and its growth is controlled in terms of $N$-functions. We obtain semicontinuity results in the weak$^\ast$ topology of the related Orlicz-Sobolev space.


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