Weak Compactness Criterion in $ W^{k, 1} $ with an Existence Theorem of Minimizers

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Main Authors: Chen, Cheng, Ji, Mattie, Tang, Yan, Zhang, Shiqing
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author Chen, Cheng
Ji, Mattie
Tang, Yan
Zhang, Shiqing
author_facet Chen, Cheng
Ji, Mattie
Tang, Yan
Zhang, Shiqing
contents There is a rich theory of existence theorems for minimizers over reflexive Sobolev spaces (ex. Eberlein-Šmulian theorem). However, the existence theorems for many variational problems over non-reflexive Sobolev spaces remain underexplored. In this paper, we investigate various examples of functionals over non-reflexive Sobolev spaces. To do this, we prove a weak compactness criterion in $W^{k,1}$ that generalizes the Dunford-Pettis theorem, which asserts that relatively weakly compact subsets of $ L^1 $ coincide with equi-integrable families. As a corollary, we also extend an existence theorem of minimizers from reflexive Sobolev spaces to non-reflexive ones. This work is also benefited and streamlined by various concepts in category theory.
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spellingShingle Weak Compactness Criterion in $ W^{k, 1} $ with an Existence Theorem of Minimizers
Chen, Cheng
Ji, Mattie
Tang, Yan
Zhang, Shiqing
Functional Analysis
28A20, 46E30, 46E35, 46N20, 49A99
There is a rich theory of existence theorems for minimizers over reflexive Sobolev spaces (ex. Eberlein-Šmulian theorem). However, the existence theorems for many variational problems over non-reflexive Sobolev spaces remain underexplored. In this paper, we investigate various examples of functionals over non-reflexive Sobolev spaces. To do this, we prove a weak compactness criterion in $W^{k,1}$ that generalizes the Dunford-Pettis theorem, which asserts that relatively weakly compact subsets of $ L^1 $ coincide with equi-integrable families. As a corollary, we also extend an existence theorem of minimizers from reflexive Sobolev spaces to non-reflexive ones. This work is also benefited and streamlined by various concepts in category theory.
title Weak Compactness Criterion in $ W^{k, 1} $ with an Existence Theorem of Minimizers
topic Functional Analysis
28A20, 46E30, 46E35, 46N20, 49A99
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.15871