From bubbles to clusters: Multiple solutions to the Allen--Cahn system

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Main Authors: de Andrade, João Henrique, Corona, Dario, Nardulli, Stefano, Piccione, Paolo, Ponciano, Raoní
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author de Andrade, João Henrique
Corona, Dario
Nardulli, Stefano
Piccione, Paolo
Ponciano, Raoní
author_facet de Andrade, João Henrique
Corona, Dario
Nardulli, Stefano
Piccione, Paolo
Ponciano, Raoní
contents We extend previous works on the multiplicity of solutions to the Allen-Cahn system on closed Riemannian manifolds by considering an arbitrary number of phases. Specifically, we show that on parallelizable manifolds, the number of solutions is bounded from below by topological invariants of the underlying manifold, provided the temperature parameter and volume constraint are sufficiently small. The Allen-Cahn system naturally arises in phase separation models, where solutions represent the distribution of distinct phases in a multi-component mixture. As the temperature parameter approaches zero, the system's energy approximates the multi-isoperimetric profile, leading to solutions concentrating in regions resembling isoperimetric clusters. For two or three phases, these results rely on classifying isoperimetric clusters. However, this classification remains incomplete for a larger number of phases. To address this technical issue, we employ a "volume-fixing variations" approach, enabling us to establish our results for any number of phases and small volume constraints. This offers deeper insights into phase separation phenomena on manifolds with arbitrary geometry.
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spellingShingle From bubbles to clusters: Multiple solutions to the Allen--Cahn system
de Andrade, João Henrique
Corona, Dario
Nardulli, Stefano
Piccione, Paolo
Ponciano, Raoní
Analysis of PDEs
Differential Geometry
35J20, 58E05, 49Q20, 53A10, 28A75
We extend previous works on the multiplicity of solutions to the Allen-Cahn system on closed Riemannian manifolds by considering an arbitrary number of phases. Specifically, we show that on parallelizable manifolds, the number of solutions is bounded from below by topological invariants of the underlying manifold, provided the temperature parameter and volume constraint are sufficiently small. The Allen-Cahn system naturally arises in phase separation models, where solutions represent the distribution of distinct phases in a multi-component mixture. As the temperature parameter approaches zero, the system's energy approximates the multi-isoperimetric profile, leading to solutions concentrating in regions resembling isoperimetric clusters. For two or three phases, these results rely on classifying isoperimetric clusters. However, this classification remains incomplete for a larger number of phases. To address this technical issue, we employ a "volume-fixing variations" approach, enabling us to establish our results for any number of phases and small volume constraints. This offers deeper insights into phase separation phenomena on manifolds with arbitrary geometry.
title From bubbles to clusters: Multiple solutions to the Allen--Cahn system
topic Analysis of PDEs
Differential Geometry
35J20, 58E05, 49Q20, 53A10, 28A75
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.17026