Quasiconvexity in the Riemannian setting

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Authors: Aurora Corbisiero, C. Leone, Carlo Mantegazza
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Abstract

We introduce a notion of quasiconvexity for continuous functions $f$ defined on the vector bundle of linear maps between the tangent spaces of a smooth Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$ and $\mathbb{R}^m$, naturally generalizing the classical Euclidean definition. We prove that this condition characterizes the sequential lower semicontinuity of the associated integral functional \[ F(u, Ω) = \int_Ω f(du) \, dμ\] with respect to the weak$^*$ topology of $W^{1,\infty}(Ω, \mathbb{R}^m)$, for every bounded open subset $Ω\subseteq M$.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Analytic and geometric function theory Optimization and Variational Analysis Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
6 January 2026
Document type
Preprint