Abstract

The calibration method is a classical minimality criterion, which has been recently adapted to functionals with free discontinuities by Alberti, Bouchitté, Dal Maso. In this paper we present a further generalization of this theory to functionals defined on vector-valued maps.

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Maria Giovanna Mora

S.I.S.S.A., Via Beirut 2-4, 34014 Trieste, Italy

mora@sissa.it

Keywords

  • Free discontinuity problems
  • sufficient conditions for minimality
  • calibration method

Mathematics Subject Classification

49K10; 49Q20

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Suggested citation

M. G. Mora. “The Calibration Method for Free-Discontinuity Problems on Vector-Valued Maps.” Journal of Convex Analysis 9 (2002), No. 1, 1–29. https://doi.org/10.68381/jca09001

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