Asymptotic behavior of the free interface for entire vector minimizers in phase transitions

Abstract

We study globally bounded entire minimizers $u:{\mathbb{R}}^n\to {\mathbb{R}}^m$ of Allen-Cahn systems for potentials $W\ge 0$ with $\{W=0\}=\{a_1,...,a_N\}$ and $W(u)\sim |u-a_i{|}^{\alpha }$ near $u=a_i$, $0<\alpha <2$. Such solutions are, over large regions, identically equal to some zeroes of the potential $a_i$'s. We establish the estimates \begin{equation*} \mathcal{L}^n(I_0\cap B_r(x_0))\leq c_1r^{n-1},\quad \mathcal{H}^{n-1}(\partial^* I_0\cap B_r(x_0))\geq c_2r^{n-1}, \quad r\geq r_0(x_0) \end{equation*} for the diffuse interface $I_0:=\{x\in {\mathbb{R}}^n:{\min }_{1\le i\le N}|u(x)-a_i|>0\}$ and the free boundary $\partial I_0$. Furthermore, if $\alpha =1$ we establish the upper bound \begin{equation*} \mathcal{H}^{n-1}(\partial^* I_0\cap B_r(x_0))\leq c_3r^{n-1}, \quad r\geq r_0(x_0). \end{equation*}

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