Area quasi-minimizing partitions with a graphical constraint: relaxation and two-dimensional partial regularity

DOI10.1007/S00332-022-09852-3zbMATH Open1504.49031arXiv2107.13325OpenAlexW4302027712MaRDI QIDQ2083232FDOQ2083232

Authors: M. Bonacini, R. Cristoferi 

Publication date: 10 October 2022

Published in: Journal of Nonlinear Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider a variational model for periodic partitions of the upper half-space into three regions, where two of them have prescribed volume and are subject to the geometrical constraint that their union is the subgraph of a function, whose graph is a free surface. The energy of a configuration is given by the weighted sum of the areas of the interfaces between the different regions, and a general volume-order term. We establish existence of minimizing configurations via relaxation of the energy involved, in any dimension. Moreover, we prove partial regularity results for volume-constrained minimizers in two space dimensions. Thin films of diblock copolymers are a possible application and motivation for considering this problem.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.13325

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zbMATH Keywords

partial regularitynonlocal isoperimetric problemthin filmsquasi-minimal partitions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Methods involving semicontinuity and convergence; relaxation (49J45) Optimality conditions for problems involving relations other than differential equations (49K21) Existence theories for free problems in two or more independent variables (49J10)

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