Willmore obstacle problems under Dirichlet boundary conditions

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Main Authors: Grunau, Hans-Christoph, Okabe, Shinya
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author Grunau, Hans-Christoph
Okabe, Shinya
author_facet Grunau, Hans-Christoph
Okabe, Shinya
contents We consider obstacle problems for the Willmore functional in the class of graphs of functions and surfaces of revolution with Dirichlet boundary conditions. We prove the existence of minimisers of the obstacle problems under the assumption that the Willmore energy with the unilateral constraint is below a universal bound. We address the question whether such bounds are necessary in order to ensure the solvability of the obstacle problems. Moreover, we give several instructive examples of obstacles such that minimisers exist.
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spellingShingle Willmore obstacle problems under Dirichlet boundary conditions
Grunau, Hans-Christoph
Okabe, Shinya
Analysis of PDEs
49J05 (49J40, 53A04, 49Q10, 49N60)
We consider obstacle problems for the Willmore functional in the class of graphs of functions and surfaces of revolution with Dirichlet boundary conditions. We prove the existence of minimisers of the obstacle problems under the assumption that the Willmore energy with the unilateral constraint is below a universal bound. We address the question whether such bounds are necessary in order to ensure the solvability of the obstacle problems. Moreover, we give several instructive examples of obstacles such that minimisers exist.
title Willmore obstacle problems under Dirichlet boundary conditions
topic Analysis of PDEs
49J05 (49J40, 53A04, 49Q10, 49N60)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.15382