Quasiconvexity in the Riemannian setting
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