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Osvaldo Mendez

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arXiv2025

$p(x)$-Stability of the Dirichlet problem for Poisson's equation with variable exponents

It is shown that if the sequence $(p_j(x))$ increases uniformly to $p(x)$ in a bounded, smooth domain $Ω$, then the sequence $(u_i)$ of solutions to the Dirichlet problem for the $p_i(x)$-Laplacian with fixed boundary datum $φ$ converges (in a sense to be made precise) to the solution $u_p$ of the Dirichlet problem for the $p(x)$-Laplacian with boundary datum $φ$. A similar result is proved for a decreasing sequence $p_j\searrow p$

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arXiv2025

Existence and Uniqueness for Double-Phase Poisson Equations with Variable Growth

We study a class of nonlinear elliptic problems driven by a double-phase operator with variable exponents, arising in the modeling of heterogeneous materials undergoing phase transitions. The associated Poisson problem features a combination of two distinct growth conditions, modulated by a measurable weight function \( μ\), leading to spatially varying ellipticity. Working within the framework of modular function spaces, we establish the uniform convexity of the modular associated with the gradient term. This structural property enables a purely variational treatment of the problem. As a consequence, we prove existence and uniqueness of weak solutions under natural and minimal assumptions on the variable exponents and the weight.

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arXiv2025

Modular topologies on vector spaces

This paper addresses the topological structures induced on vector spaces by convex modulars that do not satisfy the $Δ_2$ condition, with particular focus on their applications to variable exponent spaces such as \( \ell^{(p_n)} \) and \( L^{p(\cdot)} \). The motivation behind this investigation is its applicability to the study of boundary value problems involving the variable exponent $p(x)$-Laplacian when $p(x)$ is unbounded, a line of research recently opened by the authors. Fundamental topological properties are analyzed, including separation axioms, countability axioms, and the relationship between modular convergence and classical topological concepts such as continuity. Attention is given to the relation between modular and norm topologies. Special emphasis is placed on the openness of modular balls, the impact of the \(Δ_2\)-condition, and duality with respect to modular topologies.

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arXiv2023

Modular uniform convexity structures and applications to boundary value problems with non-standard growth

We establish the existence and uniqueness of the solution to the Dirichlet problem for the variable exponent $p$-Laplacian on a bounded, smooth domain $Ω\subset {\mathbb R}^n$, where the boundary datum belongs to $W^{1,p}(Ω)$. Our analysis considers a continuous and bounded exponent $p$ satisfying $1<\inf\limits_{x\in Ω}p(x)$ and $\sup\limits_{x\in Ω}p(x)<\infty $, and is based on the uniform convexity of the Dirichlet integral, which is highly non trivial and in the variable exponent case is not related to the uniform convexity of the Sobolev norm.

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