Another extension of Orlicz--Sobolev spaces to metric spaces (Q1773489)

Summary: We propose another extension of Orlicz--Sobolev spaces to metric spaces, based on the concepts of \(\Phi\)-modulus and \(\Phi\)-capacity. The resulting space \(N^1_\Phi\) is a Banach space. The relationship between \(N^1_\Phi\) and \(M^1_\Phi\) [\textit{N. Aïssaoui}, Abstr. Appl. Anal. 7, No. 7, 357--374 (2002; Zbl 1017.46022)] is studied. We also explore and compare different definitions of capacities and give a criterion under which \(N^1_\Phi\) is strictly smaller than the Orlicz space \(L_\Phi\).