$Γ$-convergence for higher order nonlocal phase transitions

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Main Authors: Chan, Hardy, Dipierro, Serena, Freguglia, Mattia, Inversi, Marco, Valdinoci, Enrico
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author Chan, Hardy
Dipierro, Serena
Freguglia, Mattia
Inversi, Marco
Valdinoci, Enrico
author_facet Chan, Hardy
Dipierro, Serena
Freguglia, Mattia
Inversi, Marco
Valdinoci, Enrico
contents For every $0 < s <3/4$, we study the asymptotic behavior of the $\varepsilon$-rescaled sum of the $s$-fractional Allen-Cahn energy and the squared $L^2$-norm of its first variation. We prove that the contribution of the first variation vanishes as $\varepsilon \to 0$. This implies the Gamma-convergence of the initial sum to either the classical perimeter or to the $2s$-fractional perimeter, depending on whether $s \ge 1/2$ or not. This contradicts the expectation of finding curvature-dependent terms in the limit, as suggested by the regime $3/4 \le s < 1$, and as known to hold in low dimensions in the local case.
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spellingShingle $Γ$-convergence for higher order nonlocal phase transitions
Chan, Hardy
Dipierro, Serena
Freguglia, Mattia
Inversi, Marco
Valdinoci, Enrico
Analysis of PDEs
For every $0 < s <3/4$, we study the asymptotic behavior of the $\varepsilon$-rescaled sum of the $s$-fractional Allen-Cahn energy and the squared $L^2$-norm of its first variation. We prove that the contribution of the first variation vanishes as $\varepsilon \to 0$. This implies the Gamma-convergence of the initial sum to either the classical perimeter or to the $2s$-fractional perimeter, depending on whether $s \ge 1/2$ or not. This contradicts the expectation of finding curvature-dependent terms in the limit, as suggested by the regime $3/4 \le s < 1$, and as known to hold in low dimensions in the local case.
title $Γ$-convergence for higher order nonlocal phase transitions
topic Analysis of PDEs
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.23527