Dimension reduction of fractional Sobolev seminorms on thin domains

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Main Authors: Braides, Andrea, Pinamonti, Andrea, Solci, Margherita
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author Braides, Andrea
Pinamonti, Andrea
Solci, Margherita
author_facet Braides, Andrea
Pinamonti, Andrea
Solci, Margherita
contents We study the asymptotic behaviour of Gagliardo seminorms in $H^s$ defined on thin films $Ω_\e=ω\times(0,\e)$. The first relevant order is $\e^{1-2s}$, at which the corresponding limit captures the vertical fractional oscillations through one-dimensional sections. The second relevant order produces dimension-reduction regimes that undergo a qualitative transition at the critical exponent $s=\tfrac12$. For $s<\tfrac12$, the dominant contribution is driven by interactions at finite planar distance, and the dimension-reduction scale is $\e^2$. In this regime, the limit is a lower-dimensional \emph{fractional} energy with an effective gain of $\tfrac12$ in the differentiability index. At the critical exponent $s=1/2$, the dimension-reduction scale is $\e^{2}|\log\e|$, and the limit is {\em local}, with dominant interactions at scales between $\e$ and $1$, producing a Dirichlet-type limit on $ω$. For $s>\tfrac12$, the dominant contribution is instead driven by interactions at distances of order $\varepsilon$, the dimension-reduction scale is $\e^{3-2s}$, and the second-order $Γ$-limit is still local. We also study the case $s=s_\e\to 1^-$, showing a Bourgain--Brezis--Mironescu-type result.
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spellingShingle Dimension reduction of fractional Sobolev seminorms on thin domains
Braides, Andrea
Pinamonti, Andrea
Solci, Margherita
Analysis of PDEs
Functional Analysis
49J45, 46E35, 35R11, 49J53, 74K35
We study the asymptotic behaviour of Gagliardo seminorms in $H^s$ defined on thin films $Ω_\e=ω\times(0,\e)$. The first relevant order is $\e^{1-2s}$, at which the corresponding limit captures the vertical fractional oscillations through one-dimensional sections. The second relevant order produces dimension-reduction regimes that undergo a qualitative transition at the critical exponent $s=\tfrac12$. For $s<\tfrac12$, the dominant contribution is driven by interactions at finite planar distance, and the dimension-reduction scale is $\e^2$. In this regime, the limit is a lower-dimensional \emph{fractional} energy with an effective gain of $\tfrac12$ in the differentiability index. At the critical exponent $s=1/2$, the dimension-reduction scale is $\e^{2}|\log\e|$, and the limit is {\em local}, with dominant interactions at scales between $\e$ and $1$, producing a Dirichlet-type limit on $ω$. For $s>\tfrac12$, the dominant contribution is instead driven by interactions at distances of order $\varepsilon$, the dimension-reduction scale is $\e^{3-2s}$, and the second-order $Γ$-limit is still local. We also study the case $s=s_\e\to 1^-$, showing a Bourgain--Brezis--Mironescu-type result.
title Dimension reduction of fractional Sobolev seminorms on thin domains
topic Analysis of PDEs
Functional Analysis
49J45, 46E35, 35R11, 49J53, 74K35
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.13968