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Blow up Technique

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MATH-604: Some Aspects of Calculus of Variations

The goal of this course is to present an overview on the solvability and the regularity of relevant models of physical, technological and economical systems, which may be formulated as minimization problems of suitable integral functionals. ...

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This lecture covers the Blow up Technique in the context of Variations, focusing on the proposition related to homogeneous gradient Young measures. The instructor explains the process step by step, illustrating the proof with countable collections and fructious principles. The lecture delves into the application of the technique, showcasing its effectiveness in generating sequences and establishing boundedness. Various inequalities and conditions are discussed, leading to the conclusion of weak-esc Jensen inequality for quasi-convexity. The lecture emphasizes the role of Young measures in splitting arguments and verifying integral fractional properties.

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