Variational problem involving operator curl in a multiconnected domain (Q523607)

Summary: We study the problem of minimizing a functional involving the curl of vector fields in a three-dimensional, bounded multiconnected domain with prescribed tangential component on the boundary. The paper is an extension of the \(L^2\) minimization problem of the curl of vector fields. We prove the existence and the estimate of minimizers of a more general functional which contains \(L^p\) norm of the curl of vector fields.