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Record Nr.

UNINA9910770275003321

Autore

Santambrogio Filippo

Titolo

A Course in the Calculus of Variations : Optimization, Regularity, and Modeling / / by Filippo Santambrogio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

9783031450365

9783031450358

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 pages)

Collana

Universitext, , 2191-6675

Disciplina

519.6

515.64

Soggetti

Mathematical optimization

Calculus of variations

Functional analysis

Differential equations

Calculus of Variations and Optimization

Functional Analysis

Differential Equations

Anàlisi funcional

Optimització matemàtica

Equacions diferencials funcionals

Càlcul de variacions

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1 One-dimensional variational problems -- 2 Multi-dimensional variational problems -- 3 Lower semicontinuity -- 4 Convexity and its applications -- 5 Hölder regularity -- 6 Variational problems for sets -- 7 Γ-convergence: theory and examples.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an introduction to the broad topic of the calculus of variations. It addresses the most natural questions on variational problems and the mathematical complexities they present. Beginning with the scientific modeling that motivates the subject, the book then



tackles mathematical questions such as the existence and uniqueness of solutions, their characterization in terms of partial differential equations, and their regularity. It includes both classical and recent results on one-dimensional variational problems, as well as the adaptation to the multi-dimensional case. Here, convexity plays an important role in establishing semi-continuity results and connections with techniques from optimization, and convex duality is even used to produce regularity results. This is then followed by the more classical Hölder regularity theory for elliptic PDEs and some geometric variational problems on sets, including the isoperimetric inequality and the Steiner tree problem. The book concludes with a chapter on the limits of sequences of variational problems, expressed in terms of Γ-convergence. While primarily designed for master's-level and advanced courses, this textbook, based on its author's instructional experience, also offers original insights that may be of interest to PhD students and researchers. A foundational understanding of measure theory and functional analysis is required, but all the essential concepts are reiterated throughout the book using special memo-boxes.