CONSTRAINED MINIMA OF NONLOCAL FREE-ENERGY FUNCTIONALS

Authors
BELLETTINI G CASSANDRO M PRESUTTI E
Citation
G. Bellettini et al., CONSTRAINED MINIMA OF NONLOCAL FREE-ENERGY FUNCTIONALS, Journal of statistical physics, 84(5-6), 1996, pp. 1337-1349
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematical Method, Physical Science","Physycs, Mathematical
Journal title
Journal of statistical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224715
Volume
84
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1337 - 1349
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4715(1996)84:5-6<1337:CMONFF>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We consider variational problems involving nonlocal free energy functi onals that arise from Gibbs measures with Kac potentials and are relat ed to the characterization of the optimal (i.e., typical) shape of an interface under given constraints on the magnetization profile.