Reconstructing double-well potentials from transition layers in long-range phase coexistence models

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Hauptverfasser: Dipierro, Serena, De Pas, Francesco, Valdinoci, Enrico
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author Dipierro, Serena
De Pas, Francesco
Valdinoci, Enrico
author_facet Dipierro, Serena
De Pas, Francesco
Valdinoci, Enrico
contents In models of phase coexistence, the precise form of the double-well potential is of central importance, yet it cannot be derived from first principles. In this paper, we investigate an inverse problem: starting from a prescribed transition layer with power-type decay at infinity, we reconstruct the structural properties of the associated double-well potential. We focus on the case of long-range interactions, where the dependence of the potential on the layer and its derivatives is particularly delicate. Our analysis establishes a correspondence between the decay rate of the transition layer and the regularity of the potential, revealing the existence of specific patterns and the possible emergence of degeneracies.
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spellingShingle Reconstructing double-well potentials from transition layers in long-range phase coexistence models
Dipierro, Serena
De Pas, Francesco
Valdinoci, Enrico
Analysis of PDEs
In models of phase coexistence, the precise form of the double-well potential is of central importance, yet it cannot be derived from first principles. In this paper, we investigate an inverse problem: starting from a prescribed transition layer with power-type decay at infinity, we reconstruct the structural properties of the associated double-well potential. We focus on the case of long-range interactions, where the dependence of the potential on the layer and its derivatives is particularly delicate. Our analysis establishes a correspondence between the decay rate of the transition layer and the regularity of the potential, revealing the existence of specific patterns and the possible emergence of degeneracies.
title Reconstructing double-well potentials from transition layers in long-range phase coexistence models
topic Analysis of PDEs
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.06717