Submitted Paper

Inserted: 13 jun 2026
Last Updated: 13 jun 2026

Year: 2026

Abstract:

We consider polyconvex integrands that are conformally invariant and frame indifferent. In two dimensions, we prove that the corresponding stationary points are smooth outside a discrete set; this result is new even for minimizers. We further show that every orientation-preserving stationary point is $C^1$. Since such solutions are closely related to Teichmüller-type variational problems, our result also confirms, in the case of integrands with linear growth in the distortion, a conjecture of Astala, Iwaniec, Martin, and Onninen from 2005.

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