Abstract

We consider the problem of the homogenization of non-local quadratic energies defined on δ\delta-periodic disconnected sets defined by a double integral, depending on a kernel concentrated at scale ε\varepsilon. For kernels with unbounded support we show that we may have three regimes: (i) ε< ⁣<δ\varepsilon<\!<\delta, for which the Γ\Gamma-limit even in the strong topology of L2L^2 is 00; (ii) εδ→κ\frac\varepsilon\delta\to\kappa, in which the energies are coercive with respect to a convergence of interpolated functions, and the limit is governed by a non-local homogenization formula parameterized by κ\kappa; (iii) δ< ⁣<ε\delta<\!<\varepsilon, for which the Γ\Gamma-limit is computed with respect to a coarse-grained convergence and exhibits a separation-of-scales effect; namely, it is the same as the one obtained by formally first letting δ→0\delta\to 0 (which turns out to be a pointwise weak limit, thanks to an iterated use of Jensen's inequality), and then, noting that the outcome is a nonlocal energy studied by Bourgain, Brezis and Mironescu, letting ε→0\varepsilon\to0. A slightly more complex description is necessary for case (ii) if the kernel is compactly supported.

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Andrea Braides

(1) Department of Mathematics, University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
(2) SISSA, Trieste, Italy

abraides@sissa.it

Keywords

  • Homogenization
  • Gamma-convergence
  • perforated domains
  • separation of scales
  • non-local functionals

Mathematics Subject Classification

35B27, 74Q05, 49J45, 26A33, 74A70

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Suggested citation

A. Braides, S. Scalabrino, C. Trifone. “Homogenization of Non-Local Energies on Disconnected Sets.” Journal of Convex Analysis 33 (2026), No. 3&4, 737–764. https://doi.org/10.68381/jca33042

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