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Calibrations and null-Lagrangians for nonlocal perimeters and an application to the viscosity theory

Authors :
Cabre, Xavier
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

For nonnegative even kernels $K$, we consider the $K$-nonlocal perimeter functional acting on sets. Assuming the existence of a foliation of space made of solutions of the associated $K$-nonlocal mean curvature equation in an open set $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$, we built a calibration for the nonlocal perimeter inside $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$. The calibrating functional is a nonlocal null-Lagrangian. As a consequence, we conclude the minimality in $\Omega$ of each leaf of the foliation. As an application, we prove the minimality of $K$-nonlocal minimal graphs and that they are the unique minimizers subject to their own exterior data. As a second application of the calibration, we give a simple proof of an important result from the seminal paper of Caffarelli, Roquejoffre, and Savin, stating that minimizers of the fractional perimeter are viscosity solutions.<br />Comment: To appear in Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata

Subjects

Subjects :
Mathematics - Analysis of PDEs

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1905.10790
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10231-020-00952-z