A variational method for second order shape derivatives

We consider shape functionals obtained as minima on Sobolev spaces of classical integrals having smooth and convex densities, under mixed Dirichlet-Neumann boundary conditions. We propose a new approach for the computation of the second order shape derivative of such functionals, yielding a general existence and representation theorem. In particular, we consider the p-torsional rigidity functional for p grater than or equal to 2.Comment: Submitted paper. 29 page

Characterization of stadium-like domains via boundary value problems for the infinity Laplacian

We give a complete characterization, as "stadium-like domains", of convex subsets $\Omega$ of $\mathbb{R}^n$ where a solution exists to Serrin-type overdetermined boundary value problems in which the operator is either the infinity Laplacian or its normalized version. In case of the not-normalized operator, our results extend those obtained in a previous work, where the problem was solved under some geometrical restrictions on $\Omega$. In case of the normalized operator, we also show that stadium-like domains are precisely the unique convex sets in $\mathbb{R}^n$ where the solution to a Dirichlet problem is of class $C^{1,1} (\Omega)$.Comment: 21 page

A C1C^1 regularity result for the inhomogeneous normalized infinity Laplacian

We prove that the unique solution to the Dirichlet problem with constant source term for the inhomogeneous normalized infinity Laplacian on a convex domain of $\mathbb{R}^N$ is of class $C^1$. The result is obtained by showing as an intermediate step the power-concavity (of exponent $1/2$) of the solution.Comment: 11 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1410.611

Optimal partitions for Robin Laplacian eigenvalues

We prove the existence of an optimal partition for the multiphase shape optimization problem which consists in minimizing the sum of the first Robin Laplacian eigenvalue of $k$ mutually disjoint {\it open} sets which have a $\mathcal H ^ {d-1}$-countably rectifiable boundary and are contained into a given box $D$ in $R^d