arXiv · 1706.00737
Asymptotic behavior of critical points of an energy involving a loop-well potential
Abstract
We describe the asymptotic behavior of critical points of $\int_Ω [(1/2)|\nabla u|^2+W(u)/\varepsilon^2]$ when $\varepsilon\to 0$. Here, $W$ is a Ginzburg-Landau type potential, vanishing on a simple closed curve $Γ$. Unlike the case of the standard Ginzburg-Landau potential $W(u)=(1-|u|^2)^2/4$, studied by Bethuel, Brezis and Hélein, we do not assume any symmetry on $W$ or $Γ$. In order to overcome the difficulties due to the lack of symmetry, we develop new tools which might be of independent interest.
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Petru Mironescu, Itai Shafrir. 2017-09-27. Asymptotic behavior of critical points of an energy involving a loop-well potential. https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.00737
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