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20242026
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5 papers

math.AP2026

Superlinear free-discontinuity models: relaxation and phase-field approximation

Sergio Conti, Matteo Focardi, Flaviana Iurlano

In this paper we develop the Direct Method in the Calculus of Variations for free-discontinuity energies whose bulk and surface densities exhibit superlinear growth, respectively f…

math.AP2026

Stochastic homogenization of fractional obstacle problems

Francesco Deangelis, Matteo Focardi, Caterina Ida Zeppieri

We prove a stochastic homogenization result for a class of \emph{nonlinear} and \emph{nonlocal} variational problems in domains with many small randomly distributed (bilateral) obs…

math.AP2025

The regularity theory for the Mumford-Shah functional on the plane

Camillo De Lellis, Matteo Focardi

The aim of these notes is to give a complete self-contained account of the current state of the art in the regularity for planar minimizers and critical points of the Mumford-Shah…

math.AP2024

The classical obstacle problem with Hölder continuous coefficients

Giovanna Andreucci, Matteo Focardi

Weiss' and Monneau's type quasi-monotonicity formulas are established for quadratic energies having matrix of coefficients which are Dini, double-Dini continuity, respectively. Fre…

math.AP2024

On the free boundary for thin obstacle problems with Sobolev variable coefficients

Giovanna Andreucci, Matteo Focardi, Emanuele Spadaro

We establish a quasi-monotonicity formula {for an intrinsic frequency function related to solutions to} thin obstacle problems with zero obstacle driven by quadratic energies with…