Constrained and unconstrained rearrangement minimization problems related to the \(p\)-Laplace operator (Q2339612)

The Dirichlet boundary value problem \[ -{\Delta}_{p} u = f(x) \;\text{in} \;D, \;\;u=0 \;\text{on} \;\partial{D} \] is considered, where the operator on the left side is the \(p\)-Laplace operator. Associated to it is the \(p\)-energy functional. One denotes by \(\mathbf{R}\) the class of rearrangements generated by a known function. The aim of the paper is to identify a function selected from \(\mathbf{R}\) in such a way that the \(p\)-energy functional gets minimized. For the unconstrained minimization problem, the existence of a unique solution is proved. In the case that \(D\) is a disk centered at the origin, the solution is radial and increasing. The existence of a unique solution is proved for the constrained minimization problem, too. For both problems, the Euler-Lagrange equations are shown.