\(N\)-dimensional shape optimization under capacitary constraint (Q1904830)

The shape optimization problem Minimize \[ J(\Omega)= \textstyle{{1\over 2}} \int_B (u_\Omega- g)^2 dx,\tag{1} \] subject to \[ - {\mathcal A} u_\Omega= f\tag{2} \] is considered. The following notations are chosen: Let \(B\subset \mathbb{R}^N\) be an open ball, \(A\in M_{n\times n}(C^1(\overline B))\), \(A= A^*\), \(\alpha I\leq A\leq \beta I\), \(0< \alpha< \beta\). Further, the associated operator \({\mathcal A}: H^1_0(B)\to H^{- 1}(B)\) with \({\mathcal A}= \text{div}(A\nabla)\) is defined. \(f\in H^{- 1}(B)\) and the open subset \(\Omega\) of \(B\) are considered. The state equation (2) has to be understood in the variational sense. The existence of extremal domains of problem (1)--(2) is investigated. Especially, relations between finding of \textit{compact sets} in some topology on the space of domains and the \textit{continuity} of the map \(\Omega\mapsto J(\Omega)\) is discussed. The authors obtain results for the \(N\)-dimensional case for classes of domains satisfying \textit{capacity density conditions}.