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Publications and source records attributed to Giovanni Siclari.
In this paper, we investigate the asymptotic behavior of minimizers $u_Λ$ of the Bernoulli functional $\int_D |\nabla v|^2 \, dx +Λ|Ω_v|$ for large $Λ$ with a boundary datum $g \ge 0$. In particular, in the case $g>0$, we show graphicality of the free boundary over $\partial D$ and obtain a second order asymptotic expansion in $Λ$ of the graph.
The aim of the present paper is to develop a spectral perturbation theory from a higher perspective. More precisely, we consider a one-parameter family of varying bilinear forms, each of them defined on a (possibly) different Hilbert space. Assuming the stability of the corresponding spectra, our first main result establishes a quantification of the rate of convergence. A key feature is the explicit variational characterization of the first term in the asymptotic expansion of the perturbed eigenvalues, which only depends on the ``data'', i.e. the limit eigenspace and the magnitude of the perturbation, through the resolution of a minimization problem. Remarkably, we make no assumptions on the perturbed eigenelements (besides, naturally, the spectral stability). Moreover, we cover both the cases of simple and multiple limit eigenvalues in full generality. In the second part, we explore some concrete applications of our abstract results. First, we consider eigenvalue problems for the Laplace-Beltrami operator with varying measure weights (also motivated by optimization in spectral geometry); secondly, we investigate the Neumann approximation of the Steklov eigenvalues of the Laplacian; finally, we focus on how the spectrum of the Laplace-Beltrami operator on a Riemannian manifold changes when a second small manifold is glued on a small portion of it.
We investigate a variational problem for eigenvalues of the Laplace-Beltrami operator on smooth manifolds with respect to Radon measures belonging to a suitable class; we are motivated by conformal eigenvalues in dimension two. Our main result is a regularity result for stationary measures with respect to outer variations. More precisely, we prove that any sufficiently regular stationary measure is absolutely continuous with respect to the classical volume measure and that its density is induced by an harmonic map. Our result has some interesting applications to Steklov eigenvalues on subdomains.
We study the regularity of minimizers of a multiphase vectorial Bernoulli free boundary problem. This problem consists in a minimization problem for the Bernoulli functional over families of Sobolev functions with disjoint supports and non trivial grouping. We prove that minimizers exist, are locally Lipschitz continuous, and that their free boundaries do not contain points where three or more phases meet. Our main regularity result establishes that the free boundary is locally a $C^{1,η}$ graph near two-phase and branching points for some $η>0$.
We study local regularity properties of solutions to stationary anisotropic magnetic Schrödinger equations in $\mathbb{R}^d$, $d \ge 2$, arising from singular magnetic potentials concentrated along manifolds of general codimension $2 \le n \le d$. The magnetic interaction is modeled through a covariant gradient of the form \[ \nabla_m u = (iM\nabla + A)u, \] where $M^T M$ is a uniformly elliptic matrix encoding anisotropy and $A$ is a magnetic potential with critical Hardy-type scaling along the $n$-codimensional singular set $Σ_0$; that is, $A\sim \mathrm{dist}(\cdot,Σ_0)^{-1}$. We establish local Hölder $C^{0,α}$ and Schauder $C^{1,α}$ estimates for weak solutions via a blow-up analysis adapted to the magnetic structure. The regularity is deeply influenced by the combined effect of anisotropy and the singular magnetic potential, which determines the spectrum of the limiting spherical Laplace-Beltrami operator arising in the blow-up at the singular set. Our model is motivated by the study of magnetic potentials generated by shrinking solenoids onto an axis $Σ_0$, in the three-dimensional setting $d=3$, $n=2$, leading to Aharonov-Bohm-type (AB) models. In this framework, we show that the geometry of the solenoidal loops plays a crucial role: in particular, any deviation from planar cross-sections orthogonal to $Σ_0$ induces a twofold effect. On the one hand, it breaks the ideal AB configuration, in the sense that the magnetic field outside the solenoid is no longer vanishing. On the other hand, it yields an unexpected regularizing mechanism on the wave functions, through a positive shift in the eigenvalues of the asymptotic spectral problem. This purely three-dimensional effect is consistent with our $C^{1,α}$ regularity.
We study a planar magnetic Schrödinger operator with an Aharonov-Bohm vector potential, under Neumann boundary conditions. Through a gauge transformation, the corresponding eigenvalue problem can be formulated in terms of the Laplacian on a fractured domain, where the fracture lies along the segment connecting the pole to its projection on the boundary. As the pole approaches the boundary, we prove that the eigenvalues converge to those of the Neumann Laplacian and the variation exhibits a logarithmic vanishing rate. In the case of multiple eigenvalues, when the pole approaches a fixed point of the boundary, we observe a splitting phenomenon, with the largest branch separating from the others.
In this paper, we complete the classification of the blow-up limits of minimizers of the vectorial Bernoulli free boundary problem. Furthermore, we study the vectorial Bernoulli free boundary problem in a bounded box $D$, with a constraint $m$ on the measure of the positivity set, and the asymptotic of minimizers as the measure constraint $m$ tends to $|D|$. Such a study with a linear datum on the fixed boundary is the main ingredient for the characterization of the singular homogeneous global solutions of the vectorial problem and, thus, for the classification of the blow-up limits.
We consider the well-known shape optimization problem with spectral cost: minimizing the first eigenvalue of the Dirichlet Laplacian among all subdomains $Ω$ having prescribed volume and contained in a fixed box $D$; equivalently, we look for the best way to remove a compact set (obstacle) $K\subset\overline{D}$ of Lebesgue measure $|K|=\varepsilon$, $0<\varepsilon<|D|$, in order to minimize the first Dirichlet eigenvalue of the set $Ω= D \setminus K$. In the small volume regime $\varepsilon\to0$, we prove that the optimal obstacles accumulate, in a suitable sense, to points of $\partial D$ where $|\nabla ϕ_0|$ is minimal, where $ϕ_0$ denotes the first eigenfunction of the Dirichlet Laplacian on $D$. Moreover, we provide a fairly detailed description of the convergence of the optimal eigenvalues, eigenfunctions and free boundaries. Our results are based on sharp estimates of the optimal eigenvalues, in terms of a suitable notion of relative capacity.
This paper deals with eigenelements of the Laplacian in bounded domains, under Robin boundary conditions, without any assumption on the sign of the Robin parameter. We quantify the asymptotics of the variation of simple eigenvalues under the singular perturbation produced by removing a shrinking set and imposing the same Robin condition on its boundary. We also study the convergence rate of the corresponding eigenfunctions.
This paper deals with quantitative spectral stability for compact operators acting on $L^2(X,m)$, where $(X,m)$ is a measure space. Under fairly general assumptions, we provide a characterization of the dominant term of the asymptotic expansion of the eigenvalue variation in this abstract setting. Many of the results about quantitative spectral stability available in the literature can be recovered by our analysis. Furthermore, we illustrate our result with several applications, e.g. quantitative spectral stability for a Robin to Neumann problem, conformal transformations of Riemann metrics, Dirichlet forms under the removal of sets of small capacity, and for families of pseudo-differentials operators.
This paper deals with quantitative spectral stability for Aharonov-Bohm operators with many colliding poles of whichever circulation. An equivalent formulation of the eigenvalue problem is derived as a system of two equations with real coefficients, coupled through prescribed jumps of the unknowns and their normal derivatives across the segments joining the poles with the collision point. Under the assumption that the sum of all circulations is not integer, the dominant term in the asymptotic expansion for eigenvalues is characterized in terms of the minimum of an energy functional associated with the configuration of poles. Estimates of the order of vanishing of the eigenvalue variation are then deduced from a blow-up analysis, yielding sharp asymptotics in some particular examples.
In this paper we analyse the existence and non-existence of non-negative solutions to a non-local parabolic equation with a Hardy-Leray type potential. More precisely, we consider the problem $$ \begin{cases} (w_t-Δw)^s=\fracλ{|x|^{2s}} w+w^p +f, &\text{ in }\mathbb{R}^N\times (0,+\infty),\\ w(x,t)=0, &\text{ in }\mathbb{R}^N\times (-\infty,0], \end{cases} $$ where $N> 2s$, $0 p_+(λ,s)$. Then there are not any non-negative supersolutions. - Let $p<p_+(λ,s)$. Then there exist local solutions while concerning global solutions we need to distinguish two cases: - Let $ 1< p\le F(λ,s)$. Here we show that a weighted norm of any positive solution blows up in finite time. - Let $F(λ,s)<p<p_+(λ,s)$. Here we prove the existence of global solutions under suitable hypotheses.
The behavior of simple eigenvalues of Aharonov-Bohm operators with many coalescing poles is discussed. In the case of half-integer circulation, a gauge transformation makes the problem equivalent to an eigenvalue problem for the Laplacian in a domain with straight cracks, laying along the moving directions of poles. For this problem, we obtain an asymptotic expansion for eigenvalues, in which the dominant term is related to the minimum of an energy functional associated with the configuration of poles and defined on a space of functions suitably jumping through the cracks. Concerning configurations with an odd number of poles, an accurate blow-up analysis identifies the exact asymptotic behaviour of eigenvalues and the sign of the variation in some cases. An application to the special case of two poles is also discussed.
Strong unique continuation properties and a classification of the asymptotic profiles are established for the fractional powers of a Schrödinger operator with a Hardy-type potential, by means of an Almgren monotonicity formula combined with a blow-up analysis.
We investigate unique continuation properties and asymptotic behaviour at boundary points for solutions to a class of elliptic equations involving the spectral fractional Laplacian. An extension procedure leads us to study a degenerate or singular equation on a cylinder, with a homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition on the lateral surface and a non homogeneous Neumann condition on the basis. For the extended problem, by an Almgren-type monotonicity formula and a blow-up analysis, we classify the local asymptotic profiles at the edge where the transition between boundary conditions occurs. Passing to traces, an analogous blow-up result and its consequent strong unique continuation property is deduced for the nonlocal fractional equation.
A classification of local asymptotic profiles and strong unique continuation properties are established for a class of fractional heat equations with a Hardy-type potential, via an Almgren-Poon monotonicity formula combined with a blow-up analysis.
Sobolev-type regularity results are proved for solutions to a class of second order elliptic equations with a singular or degenerate weight, under non-homogeneous Neumann conditions. As an application a Pohozaev-type identity for weak solutions is derived.
We derive local asymptotics of solutions to second order elliptic equations at the edge of a $(N-1)$-dimensional crack, with homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions prescribed on both sides of the crack. A combination of blow-up analysis and monotonicity arguments provides a classification of all possible asymptotic homogeneities of solutions at the crack's tip, together with a a strong unique continuation principle.