Minimizers for nonlocal perimeters of Minkowski type

We study a nonlocal perimeter functional inspired by the Minkowski content, whose main feature is that it interpolates between the classical perimeter and the volume functional. This nonlocal functionals arise in concrete applications, since the nonlocal character of the problems and the different behaviors of the energy at different scales allow the preservation of details and irregularities of the image in the process of removing white noises, thus improving the quality of the image without losing relevant features. In this paper, we provide a series of results concerning existence, rigidity and classification of minimizers, compactness results, isoperimetric inequalities, Poincaré–Wirtinger inequalities and density estimates. Furthermore, we provide the construction of planelike minimizers for this generalized perimeter under a small and periodic volume perturbation.     

Variational theory and domain decomposition for nonlocal problems

In this article we present the first results on domain decomposition methods for nonlocal operators. We present a nonlocal variational formulation for these operators and establish the well-posedness of associated boundary value problems, proving a nonlocal Poincaré inequality. To determine the conditioning of the discretized operator, we prove a spectral equivalence which leads to a mesh size independent upper bound for the condition number of the stiffness matrix. We then introduce a nonlocal two-domain variational formulation utilizing nonlocal transmission conditions, and prove equivalence with the single-domain formulation. A nonlocal Schur complement is introduced. We establish condition number bounds for the nonlocal stiffness and Schur complement matrices. Supporting numerical experiments demonstrating the conditioning of the nonlocal one- and two-domain problems are presented.     

A problem with a nonlocal,with respect to time,condition for multidimensional hyperbolic equations

We study a boundary-value problem for a hyperbolic equation with a nonlocal with respect to time-variable integral condition. We obtain sufficient conditions for unique solvability of the nonlocal problem. The proof is based on reduction of the nonlocal first-type condition to the second-type one. This allows to reduce the nonlocal problem to an operator equation. We show that unique solvability of the operator equation implies the existence of a unique solution to the problem.     

Positive solutions of a nonlocal singular elliptic equation by means of a non-standard bifurcation theory

We consider a nonlocal elliptic equation arising in a prey–predator model whose nonlocal term is singular. We use the Leray–Schauder degree to prove the existence of an unbounded continuum of positive solutions emanating from the trivial solution. As application, we study nonlocal and singular elliptic equations of the type logistic and Holling–Tanner.     

A Notion of Nonlocal Curvature

We consider a nonlocal (or fractional) curvature and we investigate similarities and differences with respect to the classical local case. In particular, we show that the nonlocal mean curvature can be seen as an average of suitable nonlocal directional curvatures and there is a natural asymptotic convergence to the classical case. Nevertheless, different from the classical cases, minimal and maximal nonlocal directional curvatures are not in general attained at perpendicular directions and, in fact, one can arbitrarily prescribe the set of extremal directions for nonlocal directional curvatures. Also the classical directional curvatures naturally enjoy some linear properties that are lost in the nonlocal framework. In this sense, nonlocal directional curvatures are somewhat intrinsically nonlinear.     

Weak solutions for a diffuse interface model for two-phase flows of incompressible fluids with different densities and nonlocal free energies

We consider a diffuse interface model for the flow of two viscous incompressible Newtonian fluids with different densities in a bounded domain in two and three space dimensions and prove existence of weak solutions for it. In contrast to earlier contributions, we study a model with a singular nonlocal free energy, which controls the H^α/2-norm of the volume fraction. We show existence of weak solutions for large times with the aid of an implicit time discretization.     

On a mixed problem with integral conditions for one-dimensional parabolic equation

We consider an initial-boundary value problem for a one-dimensional parabolic equation with nonlocal boundary conditions. These nonlocal conditions are given in terms of integrals. Based on solution of the Dirichlet problem for the parabolic equation, we constructively establish the well-posedness for the nonlocal problem.     

An efficient method for solving nonlocal initial-boundary value problems for linear and nonlinear first-order hyperbolic partial differential equations

In this paper, we present a new approach to solve nonlocal initial-boundary value problems of linear and nonlinear hyperbolic partial differential equations of first-order subject to initial and nonlocal boundary conditions of integral type. We first transform the given nonlocal initial-boundary value problems into local initial-boundary value problems. Then we apply a modified Adomian decomposition method, which permits convenient resolution of these problems. Moreover, we prove this decomposition scheme applied to such nonlocal problems is convergent in a suitable Hilbert space, and then extend our discussion to include systems of first-order linear equations and other related nonlocal initial-boundary value problems.     

A nonlocal problem for a hyperbolic equation with integral conditions of the 1st kind with time-dependent kernels

We consider a nonlocal problem with integral conditions of the 1st kind. The main goal is to prove the unique solvability of this problem under the assumption that kernels of nonlocal conditions depend both on spatial and time variables. To this end we propose a technique based on the proved equivalence between the nonlocal problem with integral conditions of the 1st kind and a nonlocal problem with integral conditions of the 2nd kind in a special form. We formulate requirements to the initial data guaranteeing the unique existence of a generalized solution to the stated problem.     

An approach for calculating correlation functions in the six-vertex model with domain wall boundary conditions

We address the problem of calculating correlation functions in the six-vertex model with domain wall boundary conditions by considering a particular nonlocal correlation function, called the row configuration probability. This correlation function can be used as a building block for computing various (both local and nonlocal) correlation functions in the model. We calculate the row configuration probability using the quantum inverse scattering method, giving the final result in terms of multiple integrals. We also discuss the relation to the emptiness formation probability, another nonlocal correlation function, which was previously computed using similar methods.     

Approximate the Fokker-Planck equation by a class of nonlocal dispersal problems

This paper is concerned with an inhomogeneous nonlocal dispersal equation. We study the limit of the re-scaled problem of this nonlocal operator and prove that the solutions of the re-scaled equation converge to a solution of the Fokker-Planck equation uniformly. We then analyze the nonlocal dispersal equation of an inhomogeneous diffusion kernel and find that the heterogeneity in the classical diffusion term coincides with the inhomogeneous kernel when the scaling parameter goes to zero.     

Nonlocal Darboux transformation of the two-dimensional stationary Schrödinger equation and its relation to the Moutard transformation

We consider a nonlocal Darboux transformation of the two-dimensional stationary Schrödinger equation and establish its relation to the Moutard transformation. We show that the Moutard transformation is a special case of the nonlocal Darboux transformation and obtain new examples of solvable two-dimensional stationary Schrödinger operators with smooth potentials as an application of the nonlocal Darboux transformation.     

Boundary-value problems for a hyperbolic equation with nonlocal conditions of the I and II kind

In this paper we consider two initial-boundary value problems with nonlocal conditions. The main goal is to propose a method for proving the solvability of nonlocal problems with integral conditions of the first kind. The proposed method is based on the equivalence of a nonlocal problem with an integral condition of the first kind and a nonlocal problem with an integral condition of the second kind in a special form. We prove the unique existence of generalized solutions to both problems.     

Solvability of Nonlocal Elliptic Problems in Dihedral Angles

In this paper, we consider nonlocal elliptic problems in dihedral and plane angles. Such problems arise in the study of nonlocal problems in bounded domains for the case in which the support of nonlocal terms intersects the boundary. We study the Fredholm and unique solvability of this problem in the corresponding weighted spaces. Results are obtained by means of a priori estimates of the solutions and of Green's formula for nonlocal elliptic problems.     

Nonlocal diffusion problems that approximate the heat equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions

We present a model for nonlocal diffusion with Dirichlet boundary conditions in a bounded smooth domain. We prove that solutions of properly rescaled nonlocal problems approximate uniformly the solution of the corresponding Dirichlet problem for the classical heat equation.     

Module twistors for modules of nonlocal vertex algebras

We introduce the notion of module twistor for a module of a nonlocal vertex algebra. The aim of this paper is to use this concept to unify some deformed constructions of modules of nonlocal vertex algebras, such as twisted tensor products and iterated twisted tensor products of modules of nonlocal vertex algebras.     

Results on Nonlocal Boundary Value Problems

In this article, we provide a variational theory for nonlocal problems where nonlocality arises due to the interaction in a given horizon. With this theory, we prove well-posedness results for the weak formulation of nonlocal boundary value problems with Dirichlet, Neumann, and mixed boundary conditions for a class of kernel functions. The motivating application for nonlocal boundary value problems is the scalar stationary peridynamics equation of motion. The well-posedness results support practical kernel functions used in the peridynamics setting.

We also prove a spectral equivalence estimate which leads to a mesh size independent upper bound for the condition number of an underlying discretized operator. This is a fundamental conditioning result that would guide preconditioner construction for nonlocal problems. The estimate is a consequence of a nonlocal Poincaré-type inequality that reveals a horizon size quantification. We provide an example that establishes the sharpness of the upper bound in the spectral equivalence.     

Numerical Solution of a Scalar One-Dimensional Monotonicity-Preserving Nonlocal Nonlinear Conservation Law

In this paper, we present numerical studies of a recently proposed scalar nonlocal nonlinear conservation law in one space dimension. The nonlocal model accounts for nonlocal interactions over a finite horizon and enjoys maximum principle, monotonicity-preserving and entropy condition on the continuum level. Moreover, it has a well-defined local limit given by a conventional local conservation laws in the form of partial differential equations. We discuss convergent numerical approximations that preserve similar properties on the discrete level. We also present numerical experiments to study various limiting behavior of the numerical solutions.