Variational problems with free interfaces

DOI10.1007/BF01191615zbMath0794.49038MaRDI QIDQ1315042

Fang-Hua Lin

Publication date: 18 August 1994

Published in: Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

energy functionaloptimal designsfree interfacesinterfacial energy problemsnematic liquid crystal droplets

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Variational methods applied to PDEs (35A15) Geometric measure and integration theory, integral and normal currents in optimization (49Q15) Existence theories for optimal control problems involving partial differential equations (49J20)

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