SMS scnews item created by Florica Cirstea at Fri 20 Sep 2013 1632
Type: Seminar
Distribution: World
Expiry: 26 Sep 2013
Calendar1: 26 Sep 2013 1200-1300
CalLoc1: AGR Carslaw 829
Auth: florica@p719.pc (assumed)

PDE Seminar

The asymptotic behavior of some power-law functionals in Sobolev spaces with variable exponents

Mihailescu

Mihai Mihailescu
University of Craiova, Romania
Thu 26 September 2012 12:00-13:00, Carslaw 829 (AGR)

Abstract: In this talk we discuss some Γ-convergence results for power-law functionals with variable exponents. From the point of view of real world applications the main motivation of the results comes from the study of (first-failure) dielectric breakdown. Some connections with the generalization of the ∞-Laplace equation to the variable exponent setting are also explored. This is joint work with Marian Bocea (Loyola University Chicago).