Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
842481 Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods & Applications 2009 16 Pages PDF
Abstract

Let Ω⊂RnΩ⊂Rn be a bounded Lipschitz domain, F:Rn×n→R a suitably quasiconvex integrand and consider the energy functional F[u,Ω]≔∫ΩF(∇u), over the space of measure preserving maps Ap(Ω)={u∈W1,p(Ω,Rn):u|∂Ω=x,det∇u=1 a.e. in Ω}. In this paper we discuss the question of existence of multiple strong   local minimizers for F over Ap(Ω)Ap(Ω). Moreover, motivated by their significance in topology and the study of mapping class groups, we consider a class of maps, referred to as twists, and examine them in connection with the corresponding Euler–Lagrange equations and investigate various qualitative properties of the resulting solutions, the stationary twists. Particular attention is paid to the special   case of the so-called pp-Dirichlet energy, i.e., when F(ξ)=p−1|ξ|p.

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