Abstract
We prove an upper bound for the Aviles-Giga problem, which involves the minimization of the energy Eε (ν) = ε ∫Ω |▽2ν|2 dx + ε-1 ∫Ω (1 - |▽ν|2) 2 dx over ν ∈ H2 (Ω), where ε > 0 is a small parameter. Given ν ∈ W1,∞ (Ω) such that ▽ν ∈ BV and |▽ν| = 1 a.e., we construct a family {νε} satisfying: νε → ν in W 1,p (Ω) and Eε (νε) → 1/3 ∫J▽ν |▽+ν - ▽ -ν|3 dHN-1 as ε goes to 0.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-43 |
| Number of pages | 43 |
| Journal | Journal of the European Mathematical Society |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics